ADGPs' transfer order withdrawn
T'puram: The govt withdrew the transfer orders of ADGPs issued a couple of weeks ago following unrest among the top police officers. With this, ADGP M R Ajith Kumar, who was appointed as
, will continue as ADGP of the armed forces battalion.
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Similarly, Balram Kumar Upadhyay, appointed as the director of KEPA, will be retained as ADGP prisons.
ADGP Mahipal Yadhav, who was appointed ADGP crimes, will continue as excise commissioner. IG K Sethuraman, who was appointed director general of prisons, will continue as KEPA director. ADGP S Sreejith has been given charge of
apart from the current postings. ADGP H Venkitesh will hold the additional charge of ADGP Crimes.
IG Sparjan Kumar has additional charges of the posts of Inspector General of Police, Crimes II (Ernakulam) and Inspector General of Police, Crimes III (Kozhikode). IG P Prakash has been posted in the
and IG A Akbar has been posted in the coastal police. tnn
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