CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced the transfer and appointment of several IPS officers. DGP S Davidson Devasirvatham has been appointed as Director General of Police/Director, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), Chennai, while continuing to hold full additional charge of Director General of Police, Armed Police, Chennai.
The appointment comes days after the Madras High Court directed the state DVAC to register a case in the alleged multi-crore scam in the Municipal Administration Department headed by KN Nehru, based on information shared by the Enforcement Directorate. The post had been vacant after Abhay Kumar Singh’s retirement from service on January 31 this year.
IPS officer H M Jayaram was on Saturday posted as Additional Director General of Police/Director of Civil Defence and Additional Commandant General, Home Guards, Chennai, months after he was placed under suspension in connection with a kidnapping case. After his suspension was revoked by the state government last month, he had been on compulsory wait at the DGP’s office.
Inspector General of Police K Bhavaneeswari was posted as IGP (Headquarters) at the DGP’s office in Chennai, while A G Babu was appointed IGP (Modernisation). Deputy Inspector General R Jayanthi was posted as Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Tambaram Commissionerate.
N Manivannan serving as Commissioner, Tirunelveli City, has been posted as DIG, Ramanathapuram range, replacing Deshmukh Shekhar Sanjay, who will be the new Commissioner of Tirunelveli. V Sasi Mohan serving as DIG, Coimbatore range, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Dindigul range, replacing Dr P Saminathan who will take over as DIG, Coimbatore range. Superintendent of Police P Rajan was posted as SP (Railways), Chennai, while Ayman Jamal was appointed SP of Chengalpattu district replacing P Sibin who has been posted as SP, Ranipet.
SP Adarsh Pachera serving at the Cyber Crimes division has been transferred as SP, Railways, Trichy, replacing P Rajan.
The reshuffle of IPS officers, ahead of the State Assembly elections, was ordered by Home (SC) Department Additional Chief Secretary Dheeraj Kumar with immediate effect.The reshuffle of IPS officers, ahead of the State Assembly elections, was ordered by Home (SC) Department Additional Chief Secretary Dheeraj Kumar with immediate effect.