Lokanath Behera (born 17 June 1961) is a retired Indian Police Service (I.P.S.)

[citation needed] Behera was appointed to the IPS in 1985 and is a part of the Kerala cadre.

[5] He started his career as an ASP, in Kerala and also served as Commissioner of Police in Kochi and DCP in Thiruvananthapuram.

[5] He was a part of the team that traveled to the United States to question David Headley in 2010.

While on deputation at the NIA, Behera was awarded the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2009.