Surajit Kar Purkayastha
State Security Advisor of West Bengal and former Indian police officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Surajit Kar Purkayastha (Bengali: সুরজিৎ কর পুরকায়স্থ; born 1 January 1957) is a retired senior Indian Police Service officer of 1985 West Bengal cadre who served as the State Security Advisor of West Bengal from 1 June 2018 to 31 May 2021.[4] Prior to that, he served as Director General of Police of West Bengal and was the 36th Police Commissioner of Kolkata.[5]
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Surajit Kar Purkayastha | |
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Born | (1957-01-01) 1 January 1957 (age 67) West Bengal, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | India |
Education | Mechanical engineering and PGDIT |
Alma mater | IIT Kharagpur and IIFT, New Delhi |
Spouse | Sharmistha [1] |
Police career | |
Country | India |
Allegiance | Indian Police Service |
Department | West Bengal Police Kolkata Police |
Service years | 1985–2018 |
Status | Retired |
Rank | Director General of Police |
Badge no. | 19851025[2] |
Awards | President's Police Medal (for Distinguished Service) Police Medal for Meritorious Service and Chief Minister's Police Medal for outstanding service 50th Anniversary Independence Medal |
1st State Security Advisor of West Bengal[3] | |
In office 1 June 2018 – 31 May 2021 | |
Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
Preceded by | Post Created |
Director General of Police of West Bengal | |
In office 30 May 2016 – 31 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | G. M. P Reddy |
Succeeded by | Virendra |
36th Police Commissioner of Kolkata | |
In office 14 February 2013 – 13 February 2016 | |
Preceded by | R. K Panchnanda |
Succeeded by | Rajeev Kumar |
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