Moorthy takes charge as Commissioner of Police of Tirunelveli City
The Hindu
Moorthy takes charge as Commissioner of Police of Tirunelveli City
Pa. Moorthy, a native of Vakkampatti in Dindigul district, assumed office as the 46th Commissioner of Police of Tirunelveli City on Wednesday.
After becoming Tamil Nadu Police Service officer in 1998, Mr. Moorthy served as Deputy Superintendent of Police in Pudukottai, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi.
On being promoted as Additional Superintendent of Police, he served in The Nilgiris and Pudukottai and subsequently became Deputy Commissioner of Police of Tiruchi, Coimbatore, Salem and Tambaram and Superintendent of Police of Pudukottai, Tiruvarur, Coimbatore and Tiruchi districts. He has also served as SP, CB-CID and the Special Task Force.
After becoming Indian Police Service officer in 2009, Mr. Moorthy got promoted as Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2023 and was posted as Joint Commissioner, Tambaram Police Commissionerate before becoming the Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City.
“I’ve served in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts for five years and have been closely watching this region for the past 26 years. I’m fully aware of the law and order issues in this region and the troublemakers. My predecessors have set high standards in maintaining law and order in Tirunelveli City. I will also be stern with antisocial elements involved in communal and religious hatred and clashes,” he said.
The Commissioner of Police said special attention would be paid to correct children in conflict with law, and traffic rule violators.
The Election Commission of India will hold a press conference on June 3, a day before the counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha polls. Till the 2019 parliamentary polls, deputy election commissioners used to hold media briefings after each phase of polls, but the practice has been done away with.