A reshuffle in the police machinery in the district is imminent with some 40 sub inspectors set to be transferred out of the district in view of the Parliament elections.
The officers from the district dominated the transfer list of 87 issued by Vijay S. Sakhare, Inspector General of Police (Kochi Range), in keeping with a directive issued by the State Police Chief following instructions given by the Election Commission of India in connection with the Lok Sabha polls.
Among the 40 officers to be transferred out of their existing units in the district, 10 are from the Kochi city limits and the rest are from the Ernakulam Rural limits. They are being transferred to various units in Alappuzha, Idukki, Kottayam districts with immediate effect.