Mohammad Izhar Alam

Mohammad Izhar Alam
Born Punjab, India
Occupation Police official
Known for Alam Sena
Spouse(s) Farzana Nissara Khatoon
Awards Padma Shri

Mohammad Izhar Alam is a former Indian Police official and the erstwhile Director General of Police of the state of Punjab.[1] According to a paper released by the US Embassy in New Delhi on 19 December 2005, during his tenure as the head of the State police, he is reported to have fostered a combat force, by name Alam Sena (Alam's Army),[2] composed of around 150 dismissed police officials and reformed Sikh insurgents, to work alongside the Punjab police ranks.[3] The force is alleged to have been engaged in torture and extrajudicial killings of insurgents from 1984 to 1994.[3]

After superannuation from the Police force, Alam became the chairman of the Wakf Board, the state unit of the Central Wakf Council.[4] He also joined politics and attempted to contest the 2012 Assembly elections from Malerkotla constituency on Akali Dal ticket,[5] but withdrew when he faced opposition from a faction of the party.[4] Farzana Nissara Khatoon, his wife,[6] replaced him in the elections and was successful.[7] The Government of India awarded Alam the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1987.[8]

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References

  1. Criminal Justice India Series, Volume 8. Allied Publishers. 2002. ISBN 9788177644906.
  2. "Sikh Siyasat News". Sikh Siyasat News. 19 July 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Alam Sena staged encounter killings". Times of India. 11 September 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Battle of begums in Malerkotla". Hindustan Times. 14 January 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  5. "Mohammad Izhar Alam: a man of contradictions". Indian Express. 9 November 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  6. Karenjot Bhangoo Randhawa (2012). "Civil Society in Malerkotla, Punjab: Fostering Resilience Through Religion". Lexington Books. p. 127. ISBN 9780739167373. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  7. "Punjab Assembly Election 2012". Empowering India. 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  8. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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