Thiruvananthapuram (03.07.2023): After the retirement of DGP Anil Kant, the Kerala government will soon promote a senior ADGP rank officer to the grade of the DGP. The state is allotted four DGP ranks and the retirement of Anil has created a vacancy that is likely to be filled by elevating Coastal Security ADGP Sanjeeb Kumar Patjoshi (IPS: 1991: KL), who is the next officer in line for promotion, to the rank.

Sanjeeb is most likely to be posted as Fire and Rescue Services director general. The vacancy arose after Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who was working as its director general, was anointed as the state police chief. In case the government does not wish to appoint Sanjeeb in the Fire and Rescue, it might go for a rejig and move Prisons Director K Padmakumar (IPS: 1989: KL) to the post.

Meanwhile, Human Rights Commission (Investigation) DGP Tomin J Thachankary (IPS: 1987: KL) will retire on July 31. His retirement will be followed by the promotion of Intelligence ADGP T K Vinod Kumar (IPS: 1992: KL) to the DGP grade.