Girish takes over as new DGP

Hyderabad
Oct. 7: The low profile and suave Mr R.R. Girish Kumar is the state’s new director general of police. In a minor but effective reshuffle at the top levels of police, the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Wednesday replaced the DGP, Mr S.S.P. Yadav. Mr Yadav was a favourite of the late Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, but had been under fire for not responding properly to his disappearance and death.

Another YSR favourite, Mr K. Aravind Rao, who was heading the crucial intelligence bureau, was also shifted to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in place of Mr Girish Kumar.

The senior police officer, Mr P. Gautam Kumar, who was initially considered for the ACB, was made principal secretary of the home department.

However, the Chief Minister took care to give a message to the police machinery that he was not vindictive. Mr Yadav got a plum posting as managing director of the AP State Road Transport Corporation.

Mr Dinesh Reddy, another official who held key posts under YSR, had to make way for Mr Yadav. Instead, he was made director general of vigilance and enforcement.

By making changes at the top level, Mr Rosaiah has also indicated that the reins of the government are firmly in his hands. Mr Yadav’s transfer was a foregone conclusion and the government promoted Mr Kumar as a special case since rules permitted only three DGs in the sanctioned cadre posts.

The outgoing DGP made a last-ditch effort to stay on by currying favour with the home minister, Ms Sabita Indra Reddy, and YSR’s close friend, Dr K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao. But it did not work. The CM, however, saw to it that Mr Yadav was accommodated in a respectable manner. Sources said Mr Aravind Rao had sought a transfer from the post of intelligence chief as he had held it for more than five years.

He was reportedly in a dilemma as he had to gather intelligence against the dissident activity of the YSR camp headed by his son Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy and brief the CM.

Source::DC