Enforcing lockdown, law and order are priorities in Chennai, says new police commissioner
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May 08, 2021 14:18 IST
Shankar Jiwal, the new city police commissioner said residents can file complaints online during the lockdown; SOP to be enforced for police personnel vulnerable to COVID-19
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Shankar Jiwal, the new city police commissioner said residents can file complaints online during the lockdown; SOP to be enforced for police personnel vulnerable to COVID-19
Taking over as Commissioner of Police on Saturday, Shankar Jiwal said necessary measures will be taken to enforce the lockdown and to to maintain law and order in the city.
Shankar Jiwal is Chennai Police Commissioner
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Davidson Devasirvatham made Chief of Intelligence
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Shankar Jiwal, a 1990-batch IPS officer, was posted as the new Chennai Police Commissioner on Friday, May 7, 2021, replacing Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal. File photo
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Davidson Devasirvatham made Chief of Intelligence
Hours after the newly-elected Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam returned to power, the State Government on May 7 issued transfer orders and postings of some senior IPS officers.
Shankar Jiwal, a 1990-batch IPS officer, was posted as the new Chennai Police Commissioner replacing Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal. Mr. Jiwal, presently ADGP, Armed Police, Chennai, was earlier heading the Special Task Force (STF) for the last six years, headquartered at Sathyamangalam in Erode district.
Suspension of police inspector in Chennai revoked
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May 06, 2021 14:52 IST
The Teynmapet inspector had been suspended following an order of the ECI, for failing to control victory celebrations by DMK cadre, on May 2
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The Teynmapet inspector had been suspended following an order of the ECI, for failing to control victory celebrations by DMK cadre, on May 2
The suspension of a Teynampet police inspector has been revoked following a preliminary departmental enquiry.
The inspector, A. Murali was suspended by City Police Commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal on Sunday (the day votes were counted) following an order of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for failing to ensure its compliance with instructions.
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City Police Commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal and other senior officers on Friday paid floral tributes to the portrait of a head constable S. Kamalanathan, who succumbed to COVID-19 recently.
Kamalanathan joined police service in 1999 and was serving as a head constable with the Motor Vehicle unit of Armed Reserve, Pudupet. He died without responding to the treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Tuesday.
At Rajarathinam stadium, police officers and other personnel observed a two-minute silence as mark of respect to the deceased.
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