Home Top Stories Tamil Nadu transfers 15 IPS officers in major police reshuffle

Tamil Nadu transfers 15 IPS officers in major police reshuffle

Tamil Nadu government transfers 15 IPS officers and issues key promotions and postings across police departments.

Tamil Nadu DGP

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) issued transfer and posting orders for 15 IPS officers in a major police reshuffle, bringing significant changes across key police departments and district-level positions in the state.

The officers affected in the latest reshuffle include:

  1. G Venkataraman, IPS, Director General of Police, Police Administration, Chennai, has been posted as Director General of Police, Civil Supplies CID, Chennai.
  2. K Bhavaneeswari, IPS, Inspector General of Police, Headquarters, O/o DGP/HoPF, Tamil Nadu, has been posted as Inspector General of Police, Singappen Special Force, Chennai.
  3. Avinash Kumar, IPS, Inspector General of Police, on compulsory wait, has been posted as Inspector General of Police (General), O/o DGP/HoPF, Tamil Nadu, Chennai.
  4. Praveen Kumar Abhinapu, IPS, Inspector General of Police (General), O/o DGP/HoPF, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, has been transferred and posted as Inspector General of Police, North Zone, Chennai.
  5. A Saravana Sundar, IPS, Inspector General of Police, on compulsory wait, has been posted as Inspector General of Police, Crime, Chennai.
  6. J Mahesh, IPS, Deputy Inspector General of Police, on compulsory wait, has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Vellore Range, Vellore.
  7. Dr P Vijay Kumar, IPS, Deputy Inspector General of Police/Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic (South), Greater Chennai Police, has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police/Joint Commissioner of Police, Law and Order (South Zone), Greater Chennai Police.
  8. Abhishek Gupta, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai District, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Thoothukudi District.
  9. S Brinda, IPS, Superintendent of Police and Commandant, Tamil Nadu Special Police Regimental Centre, Avadi, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Nilgiris District.
  10. I Shahnaz, IPS, Superintendent of Police-I, Cyber Crimes Division, Cyber Crime Wing, Chennai, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District.
  11. S Aravind, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram District.
  12. Allatipalli Pavan Kumar Reddy, IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Tambaram Police Commissionerate, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore District.
  13. Dr K Karthikeyan, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore District, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Tambaram Police Commissionerate.
  14. V Satish Kumar, IPS, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai Town, Sub-Division, Tiruvannamalai, has been promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police and posted as Superintendent of Police, Thiruvarur.
  15. Ravindra Kumar Gupta, IPS, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Villupuram, Sub-Division, Villupuram, has been promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police and posted as Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai District.
Follow Legend Officers Channel
Google Preferred Icon Sticky
Google