In a major reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh, the state government, led by N. Chandrababu Naidu, has transferred and assigned 16 IPS officers to new roles.
Among the significant changes, 2001 batch IPS officer Vineet Brijlal, previously Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Special Investigation Branch (SIB), has been appointed as IGP for the Crime Investigation Department (CID). M. Ravi Prakash, a 2006 batch IPS officer, will now serve as IGP (P&L), while P.H.D. Ramakrishna takes charge as IGP for Intelligence.
Notably, 2011 batch IPS officer Fakeerappa Kanigelli, former Joint Commissioner of Police in Visakhapatnam, has been appointed Superintendent of Police for Intelligence, replacing Babujee Attada, also from the 2011 batch, who will now report to the Police Headquarters. In another shift, 2009 batch officer R.N. Ammi Reddy was posted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police (Administration) at the DGP office, while Ch. Vijaya Rao will serve as DIG for Road Safety. Siddharth Kaushal assumes the role of Additional Inspector General (AIG) for Law and Order at the A.P. Police Headquarters.
Further appointments include D. Mary Prasanthi as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order-II) in Visakhapatnam city, taking over from Tuhin Sinha, who has been transferred to Anakapalli as Superintendent of Police. Anakapalli’s previous SP, M. Deepika, has been reassigned as commandant of the APSP 3rd battalion in Kakinada, and G.R. Radhika will take over as Principal of the Police Training College in Ongole, succeeding K.V. Srinivas Rao, who will report to the A.P. Police Headquarters in Mangalagiri.
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Additional postings include K. Arif Hafeez as Superintendent of the Intelligence Security Wing (ISW), K.S.S.V. Subba Reddy as SP of the Police Transport Office, and K. Tirumaleswar Reddy as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crimes) in the NTR Police Commissionerate.
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