Senior IPS officer Alok Mohan becomes the new DGP of Karnataka as Praveen Sood gets relieved to join CBI

New Delhi, May 22

After the elevation of Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Praveen Sood as the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Karnataka government has announced that senior most IPS officer Alok Mohan has been given the additional charge of the state’s DGP.

The government also issued a notification relieving Sood from the position on May 22.

Alok Mohan is currently the DGP and Commandant-General of Home Guards, Director of Civil Defence, Director General of Fire and Emergency Services and State Disaster Management.

Alok Mohan will be the in-charge as the State Police chief until the newly formed government appoints a head. 

Alok Mohan ia an alumnus of IIT, Roorkie and Harvard University, USA, Mohan holds degrees of MSc (Hons), MPhil and MPM (Master in Public Management). He holds a doctorate in the domain of India’s Internal Security. He has attended ‘Executive Management Programmes’ at various Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs). 

He joined IPS in 1987 at an early age of 22 and since then serving in Karnataka Police. 

Alok Mohan has been awarded many prestigious national and international medals, which include the President Police Medal for ‘Distinguished Service’ and President Police Medal for ‘Meritorious Service’, for outstanding services.

Alok Mohan, during his tenure as the DGP of the ‘Prisons and Correctional Services Department’, was credited for bringing  transformational changes in the prison administration through ‘Navachetana’ programme – an initiative to enhance the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of over 15,000 prisoners in 53 prisons across the state.