The Tamil Nadu government has ordered the transfers and postings of five IPS officers with immediate effect.According to a Government Order issued by the Home Department, M. Vijayalakshmi, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Armed Police, Tiruchi, has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Home Guards, Chennai. The post of Additional Director General of Police/Director of Civil Defence & Additional Commandant General, Home Guards, Chennai, has been downgraded to facilitate the posting. The cadre post of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Armed Police, Chennai, has also been revived, the order said.R. Shiva Prasad, Superintendent of Police (SP), Sivaganga, has been posted as SP, Thoothukudi, in place of Abhishek Gupta. Mr. Gupta, who was SP, Thoothukudi, has been transferred and posted as SP, Sivaganga, in place of Mr. Prasad.D. Shanmuga Priya, SP, Central Zone, Crime Branch CID, Chennai, has been posted as SP, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Western Range, Chennai, against an existing vacancy.P.R. Meera, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Rameshwaram Sub Division, Ramanathapuram, has been posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police, Office Automation and Computerisation, in the office of the Director General of Police/Head of Police Force, Chennai. Published - July 22, 2026 03:59 pm IST