Shakeel Akther is DGP, CB-CID

Kandaswamy made Director, Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption

The State Government on Monday transferred Director General of Police, Training, Md. Shakeel Akhter and posted him to head the Crime Branch CID, the premier investigation agency of the Tamil Nadu police. Mr. Akhter is a 1989-batch IPS officer and has served the State police in different capacities, including ADGP, Crime, Chairman & Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation etc. He led the special team of the Tamil Nadu police that shot dead dreaded Al Umma activist Imam Ali and his supporters in Bengaluru in 2002. He is a Z-Scale protectee and recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2014. Among other transfers, Special DGP P. Kandaswamy has been posted as Director, Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption in the existing vacancy.