Govt shuffles IPS officers ahead of polls

Thiruvananthapuram | Wednesday | 13th February, 2019

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Palakkad SP Debesh Kumar Behera will be in charge of KAP battalion 2 at Palakkad, while crime branch SP Sabu P S will be the new Palakkad SP. A K Jamaludheen, presently heading the anti-terrorist force, has been appointed Kozhikode city deputy commissioner. KAP-3 (Adoor) commandant K G Simon will be SP, Kollam rural, while the incumbent B Ashokan will move to Thiruvananthapuram rural. Thiruvananthapuram: The state government on Wednesday initiated a shuffle of IPS officers , mainly at the SP level, ahead of the upcoming general elections.Incumbent DIG (security) A Akbar has been appointed as DIG (intelligence) in the existing vacancy. Thiruvananthapuram rural SP A Asok Kumar has been appointed as AIG (public grievances and legal affairs) at the police headquarters.KAP-5 (Kuttikkanam) commandant Karthikeyan Gokulachandran will move to KAP-3 at Adoor, while Malabar Special Police commandant U Abdul Kareem will be the new Kozhikode rural SP..