T.P. Senkumar at Special Armed Police ground in Thiruvananthapuram Friday. OnmanoramaThiruvananthapuram: Outgoing Kerala police chief T.P. Senkumar, on Friday, hinted that he would continue to work for the welfare of the public even after retirement.
"I will give my full support to the chief minister and the government," he said while addressing the police force after being accorded a farewell parade at the Special Armed Police (SAP) ground in the state capital on Friday.
"However, there are some problematic officers in the force. Most of the 'criminals' are higher up in the order rather than in the lower ranks," he said.
"One needs to keep away from your political affiliations while you are an officer. But some haven't been able to do so. People who have worked only in the police force seem to act as 'frogs in the well',” he pointed out.
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Senior IPS officer Loknath Behera will succeed Senkumar and return as the Kerala police chief after a gap of nearly two months.
T.P. Senkumar reviews the farewell parade at Special Armed Police ground in Thiruvananthapuram Friday. OnmanoramaSenkumar had replaced Behera on May 6 as director general of police (law and order) after a successful 11-month-long legal battle in the Supreme Court against the LDF government which had unceremoniously removed him from the post soon after coming to power last year.
The apex court had held that Senkumar was transferred by the LDF government "unfairly" and "arbitrarily" and ordered his reinstatement.
A state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan Wednesday decided to re-appoint Behera, now serving as the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Director, as the DGP (law and Order).
The appointment is based on the recommendations of a three-member panel, headed by chief secretary Nalini Netto and comprising additional chief secretary (Home) and the law secretary, the chief minister's office said in a statement.
Taking to reporters, Behera, a 1985 batch IPS officer, said he was grateful to the government for the posting and would try to fulfill his responsibilities.
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