M. M. L. Hooja
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Madan Mohan Lal Hooja (5 September 1914 – 6 April 1990) was an
Early life
Hooja was educated at St. Xavier's School and St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. He was appointed to the Bengal (later West Bengal) cadre of the I.P. on 18 March 1939 through competitive examination.[1] After serving at various places of undivided Bengal, lastly as Special SP of the Intelligence Branch, he went on central deputation on 18 June 1947 and joined the I.B.
Central Service
In the I.B., Hooja became Joint Director on 18 April 1960.
Post-retirement
After retirement, Hooja went to Calcutta where he worked as director of B. N. Elias & Company for 15 years.[11] During this time, he had also worked as a member of the L. P. Singh Committee, set up by the Janata Party government to probe the misuse of I.B. and C.B.I. during the Emergency and suggest remedial measures.[12]
References
- ^ History of Services of Indian Police Service as on 1st January 1960, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 1961, page 135
- ^ Gazette of India notification
- ^ The Legacy of DIBs, extract from India: The Crucial Years, T. V. Rajeswar
- ^ Gazette of India notification
- ^ Gazette of India notification
- ^ Gore Committee Report on Police Training, website of Puducherry Police
- ^ Court case, Delhi High Court
- ^ "The Indian Police Journal, October-December 2012" (PDF). Bprd.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ Gazette of India notification, Hooja's successor Atma Jayaram took over as DIB on 12 November 1971 (afternoon)
- ^ Mission R&AW, R. K. Yadav, 2014, page 28
- ^ Court case, Delhi High Court
- ^ Re-Energising Indian Intelligence, Manoj Shrivastava, 2013, page 33