Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has initiated a massive shuffle of IPS officers on Monday as a prelude to the upcoming assembly elections. ADGP Yogesh Gupta, who was appointed as managing director of Kerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco), has been given the additional charge of the chairman of the organization, by re-designating the post as CMD, Bevco.
Additional AIG (headquarters) Vaibhav Saxena will be the new Thiruvananthapuram city DCP as the incumbent Divya Gopinath has been appointed as SP, information, communications and technology (ICT). Saxena will continue to hold the post of additional AIG as well. Incumbent ICT SP Aravind Sukumar has been appointed as SP, Wayanad, from where G Poonguzhali has been transferred and posted as SP, Thrissur rural.
Vigilance and anti-corruption bureau SP Hari Shankar has been posted as SP, Kasaragod, from where D Shilpa has been transferred and posted as SP, Kottayam. Incumbent Kottayam SP G Jaidev will be the Alappuzha SP, while the incumbent in Alappuzha, Sabu P S, has been appointed as SP, Ernakulam special branch. Vijayakumar N has been transferred and posted as SP security at the state special branch.
Incumbent Thrissur rural SP Viswanadh R has been posted as SP Palakkad, from where Sujith Das has been transferred and posted as SP Malappuram. Present Malappuram SP U Abdul Karim has been appointed as commandant of Malabar Special Police. SP, crimes, Madhu P K has been transferred and posted as SP Thiruvananthapuram rural from where B Ashokan has been transferred and appointed as SP, state special branch, administration.