Anil Kanth an IPS Officer from the 1988 batch has recently posted as the State Police in Chief and Director General of Police (DGP) in the districts of Kerela. Prior to this, he was the former Road Safety Commissioner in Kerala. He is one of the first Dalit officers on the chief post in the police department of Kerala. He began his career in the Kerala cadre as an assistant superintendent in the Wayanad district. Kanth also served in Thiruvananthapuram rural and Railway in the same position, and also served as the chief of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Prisons and Correctional Services, and Fire Force. 

Anil Kanth Bio

Name: Anil Kanth

Profession: IPS OFficer, 1988 batch

Current Position: State Police Chief and DGP of Kerela.

Born: 5th January 1962; 59 years old; New Delhi

Height: 5’6″ (167cm, 1.67 m)

Weight: 65 kg, 143 lbs

Marital Status: Married

Awards: President’s police medal for meritorious services; Badge of Honour (2018) for the successful conduct of All India Police Games.