IPS officer Sunil Kumar transferred

PNS|Vijayawada

In a surprise move, the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh on Monday transferred senior IPS officer P V Sunil Kumar from the post of State Crime Investigation Department chief.

The orders to this effect were issued in the evening. Sunil Kumar, who is considered to be the trusted lieutenant of the Chief Minister, has not been given any posting but asked to report to the General Administration Department (GAD) for further orders.

In place of Sunil Kumar, the government has appointed another senior IPS officer of 1996 batch N Sanjay as the new CID chief.

Sanjay, who has hitherto been discharging his duties as Director General, AP State Disaster Response and Fire Services, will continue to hold the present posting as a full additional charge. The abrupt transfer of Sunil Kumar has caused a surprise in police circles, as it was only recently that he was given the promotion to the rank of Director General.

Right from the day of his appointment in 2019, Sunil Kumar has been involved in controversial decisions. He was criticised for filing several cases against the Telugu Desam Party leaders, registering the case in an alleged Amaravati land scam, an Inner Ring Road case, a sedition case against rebel MP K Raghurama Raju and a couple of media houses, etc.

It is believed that Sunil Kumar might be given a better posting, like that of the Intelligence chief. He is also tipped to be the next DGP of Andhra.