Manoj Malaviya

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Manoj Malaviya
IPS (Retd.)
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Relatives Giridhar Malaviya (father)
Madan Mohan Malaviya (great-grandfather)
Police career
CountryIndia
StatusState police advisor, West Bengal
Rank Director General of Police.png Director general of police
Batch1986
Awards Police Medal for Meritorious Service
Police Medal (CM) for Outstanding Service

Manoj Malaviya is a 1986 batch Indian Police Service officer who is the state police advisor of West Bengal, an ex-cadre post equivalent to DGP rank. He previously served as director general of the West Bengal Police from August 2021 to December 2023.

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Personal life

Malaviya is the son of Giridhar Malaviya and a great-grandson of Madan Mohan Malaviya. [1] [2]

Career

Malaviya started his career in 1986 as a sub-divisional police officer in Shantiniketan. He served in several positions, including as deputy commissioner in the Detective Department of the Kolkata Police, [3] as the superintendent of police of Nadia, Midnapore, and Bardhaman districts,[ citation needed ] and as the additional commissioner of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security in Delhi. [4]

He was appointed acting director general of West Bengal Police in 2021; [1] [4] [5] [6] his appointment was made permanent in December [7] and he held the position until late December 2023, when he retired and was succeeded by Rajeev Kumar. [8] He was then appointed to a three-year term as state police advisor. [9] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Das, Madhuparna (1 September 2021). "Modi proposer's son is acting DGP of Bengal amid tussle between Mamata & Centre over appointment". The Print. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hindu divided family". Business Standard. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Police Hot On Manoj Heels". The Telegraph. India. 26 August 1999. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Manoj Malaviya to take charge as acting DG of West Bengal". Daijiworld. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "West Bengal appoints Manoj Malaviya as an acting DGP". The Times of India. 1 September 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (27 December 2023). "Rajeev Kumar appointed as West Bengal DGP". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bengal Police: রাজ্য পুলিশের স্থায়ী ডিজি হলেন মনোজ মালব্য, ২ বছরের জন্য সামলাবেন দায়িত্ব". Bangla News (in Bengali). ABP Group. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Chaudhuri, Monalisa (28 December 2023). "West Bengal: Rajeev Kumar gets DGP charge on Manoj Malviya's retirement". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Manoj Malaviya appointed as State Police Advisor". Indian Grapevine. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Das, Madhuparna (29 December 2023). "Creating Posts as Retirement Treats? How Mamata Banerjee is Keeping 'Favourite' Ex-IPS Officers Close". News18. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "PIB Press Releases". archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "44 West Bengal police personnel to be awarded with police medals on Independence Day". The Times of India. 14 August 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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