Election Commission Transfers Tamil Nadu Chief Of Intelligence

Chennai : Ahead of the assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a directive to the state government to transfer KA Senthil Velan, Inspector general of police, intelligence. He will be replaced by Avinash Kumar as the new IG, intelligence.

Secretary Madhusudan Gupta signed the order on Sunday to inform that Avinash Kumar, IPS (2004 batch), will be posted as IG of Police (Intelligence) with immediate effect. He is expected to join by 5:00 PM on Sunday. 

The state government has been asked to send a compliance report confirming the officer’s joining. 

The Commission also ordered that the officer who has been transferred out shall not be assigned any election-related duties until the completion of the electoral process. The order was sent to the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu,  with a copy marked to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer.