The Kerala government, in a major administrative reshuffle, transferred several IPS officers in the state ahead of upcoming assembly elections. ADGP Yogesh Gupta 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 and the incumbent Divya Gopinath has been appointed as SP, information, communications and technology (ICT). Incumbent ICT SP Aravind Sukumar has been appointed as SP, Wayanad, from where G Poonguzhali has been transferred and posted as SP, Thrissur rural.
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.
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.
