The Tamil Nadu government has transferred Prisons DGP Sandeep Rai Rathore after inmates escaped from Puzhal and Theni district prisons, according to an order reported by Dinamalar. Rathore has been appointed DGP of the anti-corruption wing of TANGEDCO, while an ADGP serving in the Enforcement Wing-CID has been moved to the prisons department as its additional DGP.
The reported changes come after separate inmate escape incidents at Puzhal prison in Chennai and a prison in Theni district. The source report does not provide details on the number of inmates who escaped, when the incidents occurred, or whether they have been apprehended.
Under the government order, Rathore will take charge as DGP of TANGEDCO’s anti-corruption wing. ADGP Shankar, who was serving in the Enforcement Wing-CID, has been appointed Additional DGP of the prisons department. The order also records changes involving several other Indian Police Service officers.
Sanjay Mathur has been appointed DGP of the Crime Records Bureau, while Sonal Chandra has been posted as Inspector General in the DGP’s office. Stalin has been appointed Superintendent of Police in Tenkasi district. Asok Kumar has been assigned as Superintendent of Police of the Anti-Terrorism Squad in Madurai.
The transfer places the prisons department under a new senior officer following the reported escapes. The source does not state whether the government order includes any separate review of prison security, departmental accountability, or operational procedures. It also does not specify a timeline for the new officer to assume charge.
The reported reshuffle is the immediate administrative response identified in the government order. Further details on the escape investigations and any additional action by the prisons department were not available in the supplied report.
