Amaravati, May 31
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday night shunted out state Director General of Police RP Thakur, very much on expected lines.
Anti-Corruption Bureau DG A B Venkateswara Rao (1989 batch) has also been removed and asked to report to the General Administration Department.
Both Thakur and Rao were on the “hit list” of the YSR Congress for some time now, as they were perceived to be close to the previous Telugu Desam Party government.
The YSRC, when in opposition, had filed many complaints with the ECI and other authorities against the two controversial IPS officers.
Damodar Goutam Sawang, Thakur’s 1986 batch mate, has been given full additional charge as the new DGP (Head of Police Force) and is eventually expected to take regular charge as the state police chief.
Thakur has been posted to the nondescript Printing and Stationery Department as Commissioner. The incumbent there, TA Tripathi, has been asked to report to the GAD, according to an order issued by the Chief Secretary LV Subrahmanyam.
Kumar Viswajeet, currently Additional DG (Intelligence), has been given full additional charge as DG, ACB, as per the Chief Secretary’s order. PTI
from The Tribune http://bit.ly/2I7RACR
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