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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