Shankar Jiwal is new DGP, Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu Government has, on Thursday, appointed Shankar Jiwal as the new Director General of Police (DGP). He is a 1990 batch IPS officer. The incumbent head of the Police Force, Dr C Sylendra Babu is retiring on Friday. The state Government had sent a Proposal to  the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)    with a panel of IPS officers. The UPSC convened a meeting of Empanelment Committee. The committee Shortlisted a panel of the officers and submitted it back to the state Government. From the panel, the Government has appointed Shankar Jiwal as the new DGP.