Manoj Abraham

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Manoj Abraham
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Born (1971-06-03) June 3, 1971 (age 53)
Nationality Indian
Alma mater University of Hyderabad, Osmania University
SpouseShyno
Police career
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Allegiance Indian Police Service
DepartmentPolice Department
Service years30
StatusDirector General,
Fire & Rescue Services
Rank Director General of Police
Awards IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.png President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png Police Medal for Meritorious Service

Manoj Abraham (born 3 June 1971) [1] is an Indian Police Service officer and serves in the office as Director General, Kerala Fire and Rescue Services. [2] He is a 1994 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and has the rank of Director General of Police. He was the nodal officer of Kerala Police Cyberdome, the cyber security initiative of the Kerala Police.

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Career

Abraham joined the Indian Police Service as an officer in 1994, drawn on the Kerala Cadre. His first post was assistant superintendent of Police in the Adoor and Kasaragod sub-divisions. After being promoted in 1998, he was posted in Pathanamthitta district and Kollam district. He was subsequently transferred to Kannur for four years, and then to Kerala Police Headquarters as Assistant Inspector General of Police. He worked for seven years as the Commissioner of Police for Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram. He is the emeritus head of Kerala Police Cyberdome.

Awards and recognitions

Abraham has received awards for community policing initiatives and traffic reforms:

YearCategoryInstitution or publicationResultNotesRef.
2009Vocational Excellence AwardRotary International
2009International Community Policing AwardInternational Association of Chiefs of Police, USAWon [3]
2010Significant Achievement AwardRotary InternationalWonNotes [4]
2011Man of the Decade AwardPeople's Forum of KochiWonFor effective crime control and successful management of law and order in Kochi. [5]
2011Police Medal for meritorious service. Law enforcement in India WonBy the Indian President [6]
2020Technology Leadership awardKerala Management AssociationWonBy the Indian President [2]

Published works

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