Shankar Jiwal appointed as Tamil Nadu’s new Director General of Police

The Forecast 2 years ago Tamil Nadu

Mr. Jiwal who will lead the Tamil Nadu police is to succeed C. Sylendra Babu who is set to retire from service on June 30. Sandeep Rai Rathore has been appointed as the new Chennai City Police Commissioner

The Tamil Nadu government, on June 29, 2023 has issued orders appointing incumbent Commissioner of Police, Chennai, Shankar Jiwal, as the Director-General of Police/Head of Police Force, Tamil Nadu. He is to succeed C. Sylendra Babu who will retire from service on June 30.

A 1990-batch officer of the Indian Police Service, Mr. Jiwal has served in different capacities in various police units over a span of more than 30 years. He had a stint in central deputation as South Zonal Director, Narcotics Control Bureau. As Inspector-General of Police, Internal Security, he played a key role in the formation of the Organised Crime Intelligence Unit and equipping the State intelligence machinery with advanced surveillance gadgets.

In 2019, Mr. Jiwal was conferred with the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2019. He was appointed as Chennai Police Commissioner soon after the DMK returned to power in May 2021. As DGP/HoPF, he will hold office for a period of two years as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court in the Prakash Singh case. He was in the panel of three officers, including Sanjay Arora and B.K. Ravi, cleared by the UPSC for appointment as DGP, Tamil Nadu.