Transfer of police officers: Governor to express objection to DGP

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Six police officers posted at the Raj Bhavan as per the Governor's request to the DGP were transferred within 24 hours. The Raj Bhavan is deeply unhappy with the transfer. The Governor will convey his dissatisfaction in this regard to the new police chief Ravada Chandrasekhar.

The governor had intervened and removed two policemen who were assigned by the government to monitor the governor's movements. A driver and a civil police officer. The governor had handed over a list of six people to the DGP to replace them and fill the four existing vacancies. The order issued on June 28 was cancelled within 24 hours as per the DGP's instructions. The government's explanation is that it was a technical step. The police's explanation is that the order was cancelled following the government's instructions.

Two policemen from the Governor RV Arlekar's security team were transferred after he took charge. The order was cancelled after the Governor called DGP Manoj Abraham and expressed his dissatisfaction. The Governor had instructed the then DGP Sheikh Darvesh Sahib not to transfer the security team members without his instructions. The officers requested by the Governor are usually assigned to accompany him unless there are other security concerns. They accompany the Governor on events and trips.

The transfers of SI VS Arunkumar of KAP 2nd Battalion, Senior CPO A Gopakumar of Vizhinjam Police Station, MS Himesh of KAP 4th Battalion, S Subhash of SAP Battalion, JB Aneesh of Bomb Squad, and Senior CPO S Rajesh Kumar of Thiruvananthapuram Rural District Police Headquarters were cancelled. The order to withdraw police driver A Anas, who was working as a driver at Raj Bhavan, and assign CR Rajesh of City Police Headquarters to Raj Bhavan has also been cancelled.