Major IPS Reshuffle in Tamil Nadu
In a significant administrative move, the Tamil Nadu home department issued an order on Monday transferring at least 56 senior police officers, including 15 superintendents of police (SPs) and deputy inspectors general of police (DIGs), to the Chennai city, Tambaram, and Avadi commissionerates.
The reshuffle aims to strengthen the police leadership in key urban areas. Among the notable postings, DIG ES Uma has been appointed as the DIG (headquarters) for the Chennai City Police. SP G Gopi takes over as the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) for the Flower Bazaar district, while Stephen Jesupatham has been assigned as the DCP of the Central Crime Branch (CCB)-III. A Sujatha will serve as the DCP of CCB-II, SP S Rajesh Kannan has been posted as the DCP of Kolathur, DCP P Kumar as the DCP of T Nagar, and SP Samay Singh Meena as the DCP of Pulianthope.
These transfers are part of a routine administrative exercise to optimize police operations and address emerging challenges in law enforcement. The officers are expected to assume their new roles immediately.
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A Selvaraj, widely known as Crime Selvaraj, is a veteran journalist with over 31 years of experience in crime reporting across leading Tamil and English newspapers. He has covered historic events, including the deaths of former Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Jayalalithaa and M. Karunanidhi, the IPL betting scam, and the Kanchi Seer Sankararaman murder case. A familiar face in the digital space, he has given more than 500 interviews across 30 YouTube channels, with millions of views on social media. He has also featured in international documentaries on Netflix and Bloomberg, speaking on high-profile cases such as idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor and conman Sukesh Chandrasekar. Beyond journalism, he has acted in three films including the Tamil movie DNA, trained over 200 budding journalists, directed short films, and authored the English crime-poetry collection Chilled Love. His contributions have earned him the TOI Scribe Award and the Humanitarian Award from former Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan.
