Mohammad Izhar Alam

Mohammad Izhar Alam (4 August 1948 – 6 July 2021)[1] was the director general of police of the state of Punjab.[2] According to a paper released from the US Embassy in New Delhi on 19 December 2005, during Alam's tenure as the head of the state police, he is reported to have fostered a combat force called "Fauj-e-Alam" (Alam's Army),[3] composed of around 150 dismissed police officials and reformed Sikh insurgents, to work alongside the Punjab police ranks.[4] The force is alleged to have been engaged in torture and extrajudicial killings of insurgents from 1984 to 1994.[4]

Mohammad Izhar Alam
Born(1948-08-04)4 August 1948
Sitamarhi, Bihar, India
Died6 July 2021 (aged 72 years)
Malerkotla
OccupationPolice official
Years active1964–2015
Known forAlam Sena
SpouseFarzana Nesara Khatun
Children5
AwardsPadma Shri

After superannuation from the police force, Alam became the chairman of the Wakf Board, the state unit of the Central Wakf Council.[5] He also entered politics and attempted to contest the 2012 assembly elections from Malerkotla constituency on Akali Dal ticket,[6] but withdrew when he faced opposition from a faction of the party.[5] Farzana Nissara Khatoon, his wife,[7] replaced him in the elections and was successful.[8] The government of India awarded Alam the fourth-highest civilian honour, Padma Shri, in 1987.[9]

See also

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.