ADGP P Vijayan, a 1999-batch IPS officer, was Tuesday appointed because the state intelligence head after the incumbent Manoj Abraham was made ADGP legislation and order.
Modifications within the high posts within the state police have been made after MR Ajith Kumar, who’s dealing with a slew of probes — together with lapses within the conduct of the enduring Thrissur Pooram — was eliminated as ADGP legislation and order final week.
Vijayan was suspended in Might 2023 on expenses of safety lapse associated to the transit of the Kozhikode practice arson case accused individual Shahrukh Saifi after he was arrested from Maharashtra. Vijayan, who was then An IG rank officer heading the state anti-terrorism squad, was suspended in Might final 12 months over the alleged leak of police’s plan to deliver Saifi again to the state.
Vijayan was reinstated in November 2023 after an in depth probe discovered the allegations baseless. He was promoted as ADGP in Might this 12 months and was made director of the Kerala police academy. Considerably, the suspension was on the idea of a report submitted by ADGP Kumar. The order had then said that though he was not a part of the investigation staff, Vijayan was in contact with the police staff, which introduced Saifi to Kerala.
Vijayan has been credited with designing and launching the Pupil Police Cadets (SPC) mission, and had been the nodal officer of the initiative – a first-of-its-kind in India – for a number of years. The SPC scheme, meant to groom the youth, make them delicate to societal legal guidelines and assist them keep civic self-discipline, was additionally emulated by police in different states.
Click on right here for Haryana and J-Okay Meeting Election Outcomes Dwell Updates
