TN transfers 56 police officers in major statewide IPS reshuffle

Chennai, June 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) In one of the biggest police reshuffles undertaken by the Tamil Nadu government this year, 56 police officers have been transferred and posted across the state with immediate effect.

The large-scale administrative exercise covers officers serving in the Greater Chennai Police, district police units, commissionerates, specialised wings and police headquarters. The transfers are aimed at filling key vacancies, strengthening district policing and streamlining administration in specialised units such as cybercrime, vigilance and anti-corruption wings.

Among the significant appointments, ES Uma, who was awaiting posting orders, has been appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police (Headquarters), Greater Chennai Police. KS Balla Krisshnan, who was serving as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Headquarters), Greater Chennai Police, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime Cell, Chennai.

S Selvaraj, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch-I, has been transferred as Deputy Commissioner of Police, High Court Security, Chennai, while S Arockiam, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch-III, has been appointed Superintendent of Police-cum-Assistant Inspector General of Police, Social Justice and Human Rights Wing.

G Vanitha, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Against Women and Children, Chennai, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Headquarters and Administration) at the Avadi Commissionerate.

In another key posting, D Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic-South), Greater Chennai Police, has been appointed Superintendent of Police and Chief Security Officer of Chennai Metro Rail Limited. K Muthu Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pulianthope, will succeed him as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic-South), Chennai.

G Gopi, who was on compulsory wait, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Flower Bazaar.

The reshuffle has also brought major changes among district police chiefs. S Kuthalingam, Deputy Commissioner of Police, T Nagar, Chennai, has been appointed Superintendent of Police, Salem district. AC Karthikeyan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Adyar, has been transferred to the post of Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai district.

Vivekananda Shukla, Superintendent of Police, Tiruvallur district, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore district, while VV Sai Praneeth, Superintendent of Police, Villupuram district, takes charge as Superintendent of Police, Tiruvallur.

S Jeyakumar, Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore, has been shifted to the Dindigul district. M. Sudhakar, Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai district, has been transferred to the Superintendent of Police, Non-Resident Indian Cell, Chennai.

S Madhivanan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Madurai City, has been appointed Superintendent of Police, Villupuram district. Gautham Goyal, Superintendent of Police, Salem district, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar district.

S Vimala, Superintendent of Police, Namakkal district, has been transferred to the post of Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing, Chennai Headquarters. A K Arun Kabilan has been appointed Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri district, while SS Maheswaran, Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri, has been transferred as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Coimbatore City.

In western Tamil Nadu, GS Anitha has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Krishnagiri district. P Thangadurai, who was serving there, has been transferred to the post of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), North Coimbatore City.

Yadav Girish Ashok, Superintendent of Police, Tiruppur district, has been appointed Superintendent of Police, Namakkal district. N Devanathan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Coimbatore City, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Madurai district, replacing BK Arvind, who has been transferred to the Q Branch as Superintendent of Police.

The reshuffle also covers several Cauvery delta and southern districts. Kelkar Subramanya Balachandra has been appointed Superintendent of Police for Nagapattinam district, while Kambham Samual Praveen Gowtham has been posted as Superintendent of Police for Theni district.

Vishwesh Balasubramaniam Shastri has been transferred to the post of Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli district. Sujit Kumar, formerly Superintendent of Police, Nagapattinam district, has been posted as Superintendent of Police-I, Cyber Crimes Division, Chennai.

Bhukya Sneha Priya, Superintendent of Police, Theni district, has been transferred as Superintendent of Police, Mayiladuthurai district. T Senthil Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Trichy City, has been appointed Superintendent of Police, Enforcement Wing, Chennai, while Shristi Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Trichy City, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Tiruppur district.

The government also carried out significant changes to the vigilance, anti-corruption, and cybercrime wings. G Nagojothi, Principal of the Police Training College, Chennai, has been appointed Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Special Investigation Cell.

P Mahendran, Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Chennai Range, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Salem City. B Manikandan has been transferred to the post of Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Trichy City.

Several officers who had been awaiting postings, including E Karthik, S Sakthivel, S Saravanan, S Rajesh Kannan, G Jawahar and S Selvanagarathinam, have also been accommodated in various commissionerates and specialised units.

The reshuffle assumes significance as it strengthens leadership in key districts, commissionerates and specialised branches, particularly cybercrime, vigilance and law-and-order wings, ahead of a busy administrative and policing season across Tamil Nadu.

Source: IANS