New postings for 5 IPS and 2 IAS officers

The Andhra Pradesh Government on  Thursday gave new  posting to  five IPS  officers  in the  state. To  this effects orders were issued on  Thursday. Two senior IAS officers  were also given  new  postings.

According to an order issued by State Chief Secretary S V Prasad, Special Chief Secretary Sripad Bhale Rao of 1975 batch has been transferred and posted to the General Administration Department while Md Shafiquzzaman of 1977 has been posted as Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department. 

Anurag Sharma  on repatriation to AP cadre from the Centre, IPS officer of 1982 batch was posted as Additional Director General of Police, Greyhounds, the elite anti-Maoist  squad.

Kripanand Tripathi Ujela  of 1994 batch  will take  over as  Joint Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) in Hyderabad city police while Vinay Ranjan Ray  of  1986 batch  was  asked to take over   as Inspector General of Police (Training).

The counter-terrorism wing of the state police will be  headed by  T Muralikrishna (1998)  who will take over  as Superintendent of Police, Octopus.  K Venugopala Rao (1998) has been posted as Home Guards Commandant, Hyderabad city police.