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Soumen Mitra (born 1961) is the current Commissioner of Police (Kolkata Police) in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Additional Director General of Police (ADG) rank.

Early Life

Born in 1961 in Kolkata, Mitra was educated at St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, Presidency College, Kolkata and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, completing his BA, MA and M.Phil. A graduate of History, he qualified for the Civil Services and was allotted the Indian Police Service, belonging to the 1988-batch in the West Bengal cadre.

Career

During his long and illustrious career so far spanning over 28 years, he has held various posts in both Kolkata Police as well as West Bengal Police including:

  • A probationer in Darjeeling
  • Asst Commissioner of Police, Operations, Darjeeling
  • Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Barrackpore
  • Additional Superintendent of Police, Murshidabad
  • Additional Superintendent of Police, Asansol
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police, (Special), Detective Department, Kolkata Police
  • Superintendent of Police, Murshidabad
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Division, Kolkata Police
  • Superintendent of Police, Howrah
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Detective Department, Kolkata Police
  • Joint Commissioner of Police, (Organization), Kolkata Police
  • Deputy Inspector General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department
  • Deputy Inspector General of Police, Presidency Range
  • Inspector General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department
  • Additional Commissioner of Police II, Kolkata Police
  • Special Commissioner of Police, Kolkata Police
  • Additional Director General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department
  • Commissioner of Police, Kolkata Police

Beginning his career in Darjeeling in the year 1989, he has held a vast number of posts as mentioned before: consecutive superintendents of police, experience in the C.I.D, head of the Detective Department and extensive work as a senior officer in Kolkata Police.

Mitra took over as Commissioner of Police, Kolkata on the 13th of April, 2016 and holds the afore-mentioned office.

Transfer to the Post of Police Commissioner

Around the end of January 2016 in a major police reshuffle Rajeev Kumar, the ADG (CID) was made the Commissioner of Police to succeed Surajit Kar Purakayastha. As result Mitra being a batch senior to Kumar, was transferred to CID as its ADG.

However because of various reasons he was removed by the Election Commission of India on the 12th of April 2016 and replaced with Soumen Mitra, who took charge on the 13th of April, 2016.

Other Interests

Mitra takes keen interest in social welfare issues, heritage and wildlife conservation. Very popular among the police force for his professionalism , modern outlook and welfare schemes. Besides this he has a keen interest in sports, both writing about it as well as being a sportsman himself. He was part of his school and college cricket and football teams, leading Presidency College as its captain in cricket. He is also a chess champion.

Literary Works

Mitra's M Phil dissertation has been published as a book entitled 'In Search of an Identity: The history of football in colonial Calcutta, 1880-1950.

Personal Life

Soumen Mitra is married and resides in Kolkata .

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