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Former Kerala Director General of Police (DGP) P.J. Alexander passed distant connected Friday (May 8, 2026) portion undergoing attraction astatine a backstage infirmary successful Thiruvananthapuram. He was 92. He had been nether aesculapian attraction for age-related ailments.
Dr. Alexander, a 1961-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, resided astatine Kowdiar and hailed from Kottarakkara. He retired from work successful 1994 portion serving arsenic the president and managing manager of the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC). He began his nonrecreational vocation arsenic a teacher astatine Kerala University earlier entering IPS and joining the Kerala Police.
His archetypal assignment successful the constabulary unit was arsenic Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) successful Kozhikode. During his distinguished career, helium served arsenic Superintendent of Police successful Palakkad, Kozhikode and Alappuzha.
In 1975, helium was promoted arsenic Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and aboriginal held respective cardinal administrative and policing positions, including Joint Commissioner of the Revenue Board, DIG of Economic Offences and Security Intelligence. He besides served arsenic managing manager of large nationalist assemblage undertakings, including Travancore Titanium Products, Travancore Cements and Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC).
Dr. Alexander became Inspector General (IG) successful 1983 and aboriginal held important positions specified arsenic Crime IG and Director of the Institute of Management successful Government (IMG).
Known for his world excellence alongside his policing career, helium earned a doctorate connected the taxable of instrumentality enforcement and nationalist order.
Apart from his administrative achievements, helium was besides an writer and had written 4 books. He is besides credited with recommending large reforms successful the functioning of Kerala Police.
