Loknath Behera was on 28 June 2017 appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Kerala as incumbent TP Senkumar will retire as the state DGP on 30 June 2017.
Behera’s appointment as state police chief was confirmed by the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government after the cabinet meeting.
Behera is currently serving as the Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau.
He is a 1985 batch Kerala cadre IPS officer.
In May 2017, TP Senkumar was reinstated as DGP of Kerala after an 11-month legal battle, when the Supreme Court directed the Vijayan government to post him back as chief.
Kerala Government had removed and transferred TP Senkumar by citing his ineffective performance due to the delay in investigation in the Jisha murder case and the Puttingal fire tragedy.
