Chennai, August 31, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday ordered the transfer and posting of 15 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers with immediate effect, assigning officers to key rural and urban police subdivisions across the state.
According to a police note issued by the Home Department, Anjit A Nayar has been posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Thoothukudi Rural subdivision, while P Ankita will take charge of the Pattukottai subdivision in Thanjavur district.
S Aswini has been appointed ASP of Tiruchengode in Namakkal district, while Biswajit Panda has been posted to the Tirunelveli Rural subdivision.
Chathriya Kavin DJ will serve as ASP of the Chidambaram subdivision in Cuddalore district, while S Inba has been posted to Thiruverumbur in Tiruchirappalli district.
P Manjima has been appointed ASP of the Dindigul Rural subdivision. Mannam Sujith Sampath will take charge of the Rasipuram subdivision in Namakkal district, while Neel Sharma has been posted as ASP of Kovilpatti in Thoothukudi district.
K Nehaa has been assigned to the Ramanathapuram subdivision, while Priyanka Bhargav will take charge of the Nagapattinam subdivision.
Rahul V Gopal has been posted to the Tiruvannamalai Rural subdivision. Saindane Swapnila Anil has been appointed ASP of the Rajapalayam subdivision in Virudhunagar district.
Tanoo Singh will head the Oomachikulam subdivision in Madurai district.
In the only transfer involving an officer already holding a specified field assignment in the order, Ashish Puniya, currently ASP of the Karaikudi subdivision in Sivaganga district, has been posted as ASP of the Anna Nagar Range in Madurai City.
The reshuffle covers several strategically important jurisdictions, including rural areas, district headquarters and expanding urban centres. Thoothukudi and Namakkal districts have received two officers each, while the postings span 13 district and city police jurisdictions across southern, central, coastal and western Tamil Nadu.
The appointments are expected to strengthen field-level supervision, crime prevention, investigation and public-order management at the subdivision and range levels.
ASP-level officers oversee police stations within their respective jurisdictions, coordinate law-and-order arrangements and supervise investigations into serious offences.
The order was issued through Police Note No. SC/38/2026 and signed by Additional Chief Secretary to the Government K Manivasan.
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