Jacob Punnoose

Jacob Punnoose was the Director General of Police (DGP) of Kerala and the State Police Chief. He retired on 31 August 2012 after serving more than 35 years in the Indian Police Service and in Kerala Police. He was succeeded by Sri K.S.Balasubramanian IPS as the State Police Chief on 1 September 2012. He has often been accused of being close to the Kannur lobby within the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

On 31 January 2018 he became Executive Director of Pushpagiri Medical College. He is Secretary of the Pastoral Council in the Major Archieparchy of Trivandrum.

Education
He had his education in Government U.P.S. Thekkekkara (Mavelikara), P C High School (Ranni), S C High School (Ranni), St. Xavier's College, Thumba (Trivandrum), University College (Trivandrum) and Cochin University.

Career
He became the City Police Commissioner of Trivandrum and Kozhikode, Joint Excise Commissioner, Zonal IG of Trivandrum and Kozhikode, Intelligence IG, Additional DGP (Training) and Intelligence DGP. He was the Vigilance Director. He was the chairman Kerala Police Act Review Committee. He was appointed DGP of law and order in Kerala on 26 November 2008. He was a member of 1975 IPS Batch.

Personal life
He belongs to the Kurudamannil family. Rebecca is his wife. The couple have two children.