Transfers & Postings · eGov
Following a series of prisoner escapes across the state, Tamil Nadu's prison department has rotated officers at the Madurai, Salem and Cuddalore Central Prisons.
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- An order dated October 31 directed three prison officers to join new stations with immediate effect.
- R Krishnaraj moves from Madurai to Salem, A Parasuraman from Cuddalore to Madurai, and G Vinoth from Salem to Cuddalore.
- DGP (Prisons) Sandeep Rai Rathore was also transferred, with ADGP K Shankar named as his successor.
Why it matters: The rotations follow recent prisoner escapes across Tamil Nadu and coincide with a change at the top of the prison department.
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The Tamil Nadu prison department transferred and posted three officers across the Madurai, Salem and Cuddalore Central Prisons in the wake of recent prisoner escapes across the state. An order dated October 31 directed all three officers to join their new stations with immediate effect.
The reshuffle at the superintendent level came after the government separately transferred DGP (Prisons) Sandeep Rai Rathore on Thursday and posted ADGP K Shankar as his successor.
The key appointments
R Krishnaraj, superintendent of central prison, Madurai, has been transferred to Salem Central Prison. A Parasuraman, superintendent of central prison, Cuddalore, has been posted to Madurai Central Prison. G Vinoth, additional superintendent of central prison, Salem, has been transferred to Cuddalore Central Prison.
Charge-handover arrangements
A Murugesan, deputy inspector general of prisons, Madurai Range, will hold charge as superintendent and additional superintendent of Madurai Central Prison until Krishnaraj joins duty in Salem. Krishnaraj is to hand over charge to Murugesan before departing.
In Salem, Vinoth will hand over charge of superintendent and additional superintendent to Krishnaraj once the latter joins duty. In Cuddalore, Parasuraman will hand over charge to Vinoth upon his arrival, and will then proceed to Madurai, whereupon Murugesan will transfer the Madurai charge to Parasuraman.
About the officer
Sandeep Rai Rathore
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