P Vijayan is an 1999 batch IPS

Indian Police Service

The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...

 officer and the first and the current Commissioner of Police, Thrissur City Police

Thrissur City Police

Thrissur City Police , a division of the Kerala Police, is the law enforcement agency for the city of Thrissur and the temple town of Guruvayoor. The city police force is headed by a Commissioner of Police, an IPS officer, and the administrative control vests with the Home Ministry of Kerala...

. His earlier stints include Commissioner of Police, Kochi City Police

Kochi City Police

Kochi City Police is the police force of the Indian city of Kochi. The force is headed by a Police Commissioner, an IPS officer. The city police was reorganized as Metro Police force, on April 1, 1966, after forming City Corporation of Cochin. Kochi City Police is one of the most advanced police...

; Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode

Kozhikode

Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...

 City Police and Malappuram District, Superintendent of Police. Vijayan also played an active role in solving the Chelembra Bank Robbery

Chelembra bank robbery

The Chelambra bank robbery in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India is considered to be one of the biggest and most sensational bank robberies in the crime history of Kerala. In the early hours of 30 December 2007, the robbers made a hole in the floor of the South Malabar Gramin Bank and got...

case. He started his career as Kanhangad Assistant Superintendent of Police. His wife M. Beena is the Director of Fisheries Department.