IPS reshuffle in Kerala: Nine senior officers reassigned to new duty

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government carried out yet another reshuffle among Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the state. The Public Administration Department issued an order transferring senior IPS officers and appointing them to new positions. Nine IPS officers have been assigned new responsibilities.

M. Hemalatha, who served as the Kollam City Police Commissioner, was transferred as the Superintendent of Police (SP) for the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau’s Special Cell in Ernakulam. Aswathy Jiji was appointed as the District Police Chief (City) for Kollam, moving from her previous role as SP of the Crime Branch Central Unit-IV in Thiruvananthapuram. M.J. Sojan was appointed as the SP of the Vigilance Central Range in Ernakulam, having previously served as the SP of the Vigilance Special Cell in Ernakulam.

V. G. Vinod Kumar has been transferred from his position as SP of Information, Communication, and Technology to the post of SP of the Civil Rights Protection Wing in Thiruvananthapuram. Shahul Hameed A., currently the SP of the Economic Offences Wing (Thiruvananthapuram Range), has been appointed as the SP of the State Special Branch (Technical Intelligence). Deepak Dhankhar has been transferred from his role as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law & Order-II), Thiruvananthapuram City, to the position of Commandant of the Special Armed Police (SAP). Yogesh Mandhaiya has been moved from his post as Commandant of the SAP to the position of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City.

Prajish Thottathil has been transferred from his position as SP (Administration) of the State Special Branch to become the SP of the Malappuram Special Operation Group. Shakti Singh Arya will take charge as the Deputy Police Commissioner of Kozhikode City, moving from his role as Commandant of the Rapid Response & Rescue Force.