The TN government has ordered the transfer of six police officers

The Tamil Nadu government on Friday transferred six police officers, including five Indian Police Service (IPS) officers.

An order issued by K. Manivasan, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), said that PK Senthil Kumari, Inspector General of Police (IGP), who is now on mandatory standby, has been posted as IGP, Transport and Road Safety, Chennai, in the existing vacancy. Dongare Pravin Umesh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Western Range, Chennai, has been appointed Superintendent of Police (SP) Tiruchirappalli district, replacing S. Selvanagarathinam.

V. Shyamala Devi, SP, Tirupattur District, has been posted as SP-II, Crime against Women and Children, Chennai against the existing vacancy. S. Ashok Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Transport, Coimbatore City, has been posted as SP, District Tenkasi against the existing vacancy.

Akshay Anil Wakhare, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Hosur Sub-Division in Krishnagiri District, has been promoted to the rank of SP and posted as SP in Tirupattur District. V. Lalith Kumar, ASP, Nagercoil Sub-Division in Kanniyakumari District, has been promoted to the rank of SP and posted as SP, Perambalur District.

Published – 22 May 2026 20:30 IST