ELURU: S Hari Kumar assumed charge as Eluru range deputy inspector-general of police here Monday. He replaces Vikram Man Singh. Hari Kumar was DIG, Intelligence, in Hyderabad before being shifted to Eluru range.
Later, Hari Kumar told newsmen that top priority would be given to law and order, women protection and reduction of crime rate. Special focus will be on the Maoists in the agency area along with the newly-merged mandals of Khammam district. The DIG said that it was noticed that fake money circulation and women trafficking were rampant in East and West Godavari districts and special teams would be constituted to prevent them.