Jacob Punnoose

Jacob Punnoose IPS

In this Indian name, the name Punnoose is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jacob.

Jacob Punnoose was the Director General of Police (DGP) of Kerala and the State Police Chief.[1] He retired on 31 August 2012 after serving more than 35 years in the Indian Police Service and in Kerala Police. He was succeeded by Sri K.S.Balasubramanian IPS as the State Police Chief on 1 September 2012.[2] He has often been accused of being close to the Kannur lobby within the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[3]

On 31 January 2018 he became Executive Director of Pushpagiri Medical College.[4] He is Secretary of the Pastoral Council in the Major Archieparchy of Trivandrum.[4]

Education

He had his education in Government U.P.S. Thekkekkara (Mavelikara), P C High School (Ranni), S C High School (Ranni), St. Xavier's College, Thumba (Trivandrum), University College (Trivandrum) and Cochin University.

Career

He became the City Police Commissioner of Trivandrum and Kozhikode, Joint Excise Commissioner, Zonal IG of Trivandrum and Kozhikode, Intelligence IG, Additional DGP (Training) and Intelligence DGP.[5] He was the Vigilance Director.[6] He was the chairman Kerala Police Act Review Committee.[7] He was appointed DGP of law and order in Kerala on 26 November 2008. He was a member of 1975 IPS Batch.

Personal life

He belongs to the Kurudamannil family. Rebecca is his wife. The couple have two children.[8]

References

1. "Kerala Police Women's Cell: DGP Jacob Punnoose switches on the camera for a documentary film on atrocities against women and children, Vanchiyoor police station". keralaevents.com. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
2. Punnoose, Jacob (29 August 2012). "State Police Chief's Message". Kerala Police. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012.
3. Chronicle, Deccan (20 April 2019). "Nambi Narayanan guilty, says TP Senkumar in book". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
4. "Shri. Jacob Punnoose (Rtd. DGP), the new Executive Director of Pushpagiri Medical College". www.catholicate.net. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
5. "Jacob Punnoose". Indian Police Foundation. 27 November 2008.
6. Ministerial Chart 8_7_08 (PDF) (Report). keravigilance.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
7. The Police Act Review Committee (6 June 2008). The Kerala Police Act 2008 (draft) (PDF) (Report). keralapolice.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
8. "Kurudamannil Kurumpelil". www.kurudamannil.co.uk.