Five TN cadre IPS officers have been promoted as Directors-General of Police in the same wing in the newly upgraded posts. According to an official announcement, four DGP posts have been created for Railways, Traffic and Road Safety, Civil Supplies CID and Training, and a Special DGP post for Law and Order.

ADGP Law and Order Vijay Kumar has been posted as Special DGP. This comes three months ahead of the retirement of T K Rajendran, the existing DGP, Law and Order. ADGP Railways C Sylendra Babu has been posted as DGP. Similarly, ADGP Traffic and Road Safety Karan Singha has been posted as DGP in the same wing.

ADGP Civil Supplies CID Pradeep V Philip has been posted as DGP. ADGP Training R C Kudawla has been promoted as DGP in Training wing itself.

Meanwhile, D Mahesh Kumar, SP, Dharmapuri, has been posted as SP,   Organised Crime Intelligence Unit. P Rajan, SP, OCIU, has been posted as SP, Dharmapuri.