Kishore Jha
Tripura
Shri Kishore Jha, an IPS officer is currently in charge Director General of Police Tripura. Shri Kishore Jha, IPS belongs to the 1982 Batch of the Manipur Tripura Cadre. Since his joining the Tripura part of the cadre in 1984 after the basic training, Shri Kishore Jha has worked in various capacities in the state and in central organizations.
During his first central deputation to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), New Delhi Shri Kishore Jha was intimately associated with the plans to introduce information technology in Law Enforcement. In 1991 he was deputed to the Scotland Yard for a training course for three months on this subject. Following his return, he became one of the key resource persons in designing the forms which are currently used at various stages of crime investigation – starting with the First Information Report (FIR).In the rapid socio economic changes that India is witnessing, the volume and nature of crime has also increased exponentially.
The fast mobility, use of information technology, wider access of the banking sector to millions of Indian and the all pervasive use of mobile phones has affected the nature of crime. Crime management in India still remains manpower oriented. The voluminous information generated on crime and criminals not only makes its handling by manual techniques difficult, but also handicaps the entire process of information management.
Kishore Jha, an IPS officer of the 1982 Batch of the Manipur Tripura cadre is currently looking after the post of Director General of Police, Tripura. Since his joining the Tripura part of the cadre in 1984 after the basic training, Shri Kishore Jha has worked in various capacities in the state and in central organizations.
Shri Kishore Jha IPS during his almost three decade long career had an extensive exposure to the field of intelligence. Beginning with the role of intelligence in crime control and law and order, the importance of intelligence for natural security cannot be over emphasized.
Shri Kishore Jha has been emphasizing how an IPS officer needs to inculcate the art of gathering, processing and disseminating intelligence .The entire process needs to be made an integral part of polic