Thachankary promoted as DGP

Thiruvananthapuram: Government promoted Tomin J Thachankary as DGP to fill the vacancy created after the retirement of N Shanker Reddy on Monday. Thachankary, an officer from the 1987 IPS batch, is currently the director of crime branch and will be in service till July 31, 2023.
His new posting will be issued by the government later though he is likely to continue in the present post. The government has also given the rank of DGP to Arun Kumar Sinha, on a pro-forma basis. Sinha is on central deputation as the director of the special protection group.
The state has two cadre posts for DGP and two ex-cadre posts, which would mean that there can be four approved posts of DGP-ranking officers. At present, Loknath Behera, Rishi Raj Singh, R Sreelekha and Tomin J Thachankary are the four officers with the rank of DGP in Kerala.
While Behera, who will serve till June 30, 2021, is the state police chief, Singh – whose tenure ends on July 31, 2021, is the director general of prisons and correctional services. R Sreelekha, who will retire in December 2020, is the commandant general of fire and rescue services.
Thachankary has served in various capacities including as SP in Kozhikode, Kannur, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulam and Palakkad districts, IG (Kannur), ADGP (headquarters), transport commissioner, fire force chief, KSRTC MD and as heads of various PSUs.