Manoj Abraham

Manoj Abraham (born 3 June 1971) is an Indian Police Service officer and serves in the office as Director, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau. He is a 1994 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and has the rank of Director General of Police (DGP). He was the nodal officer of Kerala Police Cyberdome, the cyber security initiative of the Kerala Police.

Career

Abraham joined the Indian Police Service as an officer in 1994, drawn on the Kerala Cadre. His first post was assistant superintendent of Police in the Adoor and Kasaragod sub-divisions. After being promoted in 1998, he was posted in Pathanamthitta district and Kollam district. He was subsequently transferred to Kannur for four years, and then to Kerala Police Headquarters as Assistant Inspector General of Police. He worked for seven years as the Commissioner of Police for Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram. He is the emeritus head of Kerala Police Cyberdome.

Awards and recognitions Abraham has received awards for community policing initiatives and traffic reforms:

Vocational Excellence Award Rotary International

International Community Policing Award International Association of Chiefs of Police, USA

Significant Achievement Award Rotary International