Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 11:
Superintendent of Police of Thoubal district Soibam (Dr) Ibocha Singh has been conferred with the Degree of PhD by Manipur University for the police officer's thesis on 'Community Policing'.
Informed to be first ever research work in India on the said thesis, Ibocha completed the work under the supervision of MU's Dean of Arts faculty Prof N Joykumar Singh.
Born to (L) Soibam Chandramani and Soibam Ongbi Kombirei of Khurai Soibam Leikai, Ibocha completed MA English from GU in 1978 and joined police service as MPS officer in 1983.A lecturer in English at Maharaja Bodhchandra College before embracing the more challenging police service, Ibocha is also credited with the publication of 'The Game of rugby' in English and manipuri translation of the same book.
An avid reader in his own right the well known police officer has also reviewed books authored by none other than the President of India apart from being associated at the top level with National and State level rugby, wushu and Budokan karate sports organisations.
beginning his innings in the Police department as Assistant Commandant of 6 Manipur Rifles in 1983, Ibocha has also served as SPs of Senapati, Thoubal, Imphal West, churachandpur and Bishnupur districts besides his current charge as Thoubal SP.