In a reshuffle of the top brass of the State police, R.R. Girish Kumar, Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has been appointed as the new Director-General of Police, Andhra Pradesh in place of S.S.P. Yadav. Mr. Kumar belongs to the 1976 batch of IPS officers.
Mr. Yadav, who courted controversies during his tenure, was appointed as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) replacing V. Dinesh Reddy, who has been posted as the new Director-General, Vigilance and Enforcement (GAD).
In the other postings, P. Gautam Kumar, DGP, AP Special Police Battalions, has been posted as Principal Secretary to the government, Home Department, while K. Aravinda Rao, Additional Director General of Police,(Intelligence) will be the new DG of ACB.
Meanwhile, Mr. Tuljanand Singh, who retired as Secretary to Legislature, has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister.