Chennai Police Commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore Transferred Days After Tamil Nadu BSP Chief's Murder

Greater Chennai Police Commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore has been transferred to the position of Director at the Tamil Nadu Police Training College, just three days after the brutal murder of the state Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief K. Armstrong by armed assailants.

Rathore’s role has been assumed by senior IPS officer A. Arun, who previously served as the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Law and Order, according to an order issued by Principal Secretary P. Amudha of the Home (SC) Department on Monday.

Simultaneously, senior IPS officer S. Davidson Devasirvatham has been appointed as the new ADGP, Law and Order.