Kerala: Reshuffle in police administration; Manoj Abraham is new Director, Vigilance

The Kerala government on Saturday (09.05.2025) enacted significant changes in police administration by transferring senior IPS officers.

The names of the officers and their posting are as follows;

1. Yogesh Gupta (IPS: 1993: KL), Director, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau, has been transferred and posted as DG, Fire & Rescue Services.
2. Manoj Abraham (IPS: 1994: KL), DG, Fire & Rescue Services, has been transferred and posted as Director, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau.
3. M R Ajithkumar (IPS: 1995: KL), ADG of Police, Armed Police Battalions, has been transferred and posted as Excise Commissioner in the ex-cadre post.
4. Balram Kumar Upadhyay (IPS: 1997: KL), DG of Prisons and Correctional Services, has been transferred and posted as Director, Kerala Police Academy (KEPA).
5. Mahipal Yadav (IPS: 1997: KL), Excise Commissioner, has been transferred and posted as Additional DG of Police, Crimes.
6. G Sparjan Kumar (IPS: 2002: KL), IG of Police, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as Inspector General of Police, Crimes I, Thiruvananthapuram.
7. P Prakash (IPS: 2004: KL), IG of Police, Crimes III, Kozhikode, has been transferred and posted as Inspector General of Police, Coastal Police.
8. K Sethu Raman (IPS: 2004: KL), IG of Police & Director, KEPA, has been transferred and posted as IG and DG of Prisons & Correctional Services in the ex-cadre post.
9. A Akbar (IPS: 2005: KL), IG , Crimes- II Kochi, has been transferred and posted as IG, Internal Security.