16 top cops promoted

CHENNAI: The government on Sunday announced the promotion and transfers of 16 senior cops.A press release said D Mahesh Kumar, additional SP, Perambalur district, had been promoted as SP and posted as DCP, Ambattur, Greater Chennai Police, in the existing vacancy; S Bhaskaran, additional SP, Crime, Tirupur district, promoted as SP and posted as DCP (traffic), Madurai City; K V Kabilan, Ad.SP/Commandant of Tamil Nadu Special Police, Special Force, Veerapuram, promoted as SP and posted DCP, Police Control Room, Chennai Police; C Rajendran, Add.SP, Crime, Thiruvarur district, promoted as SP and posted as DCP, Crime, Madurai City; M Annadurai, Ad SP, Crime, Coimbatore district, as SP, Security Branch-II, Chennai; S Pattabi, Ad.SP, Crime, Vellore district, promoted and posted as SP, Pudukottai, with incumbent M S Muthusamy transferred and posted as SP, Salem district; J Bhaskaran, SP, Salem district, posted as Commandant, TSP, IX Battalion, Manimuthar in place of J Rajendran, posted as SP, Krishnagiri district; R Kannapan, SP, Ariyalur district, posted as DCP, Washermenpet; MV Jayagowri, SP, Police Training College, posted as SP, Ariyalur district; Avinash Kumar, DCP, Washermenpet, posted as DCP, Security, Chennai; NM Mayilvahanan, Commandant, TSP, XV Battalion, Sundarampalli, Veerapuram, posted as SP, anti-land grabbing special cell, Chennai; A Arun, SP, Narcotics Intelligence Bureau CID, Chennai, posted as Commandant, TSP, XV Battalion, Sundarampalli, Veerapuram; and B Vijayakumari, SP, Video Piracy Cell, Chennai, posted as SP, anti-dacoity cell, Chennai, in place of S Santhi, posted as Narcotics Intelligence Bureau CID, Chennai.