Shankar Jiwal is a 1990-batch IPS officer and was appointed as the Police Commissioner of Chennai on May 8, 2021, a day after MK Stalin was sworn in as the Chief Minister.
As the appalling tussle under the name of caste has been pervasive in souther districts, the people fear whether these would open up the pandora box of riots and violence that happened in the 90s.
It has been reported that during the raids, 256 lethal weapons, including sickles, knives, and three country-made guns were seized, in various districts.
In what has become a significant move by Sylendra Babu since assuming the office of the Chief of Tamil Nadu Police, he has brought a major overhaul in the functioning of the police department in the state.
Let's take a look at his journey of past - his previous life and offices, present - his responsibilities as the DGP, and the future- the challenges that lie ahead of him.
Sylendra Babu will be taking charge of his new post on July 1, 2021, and his predecessor, incumbent DGP JK Tripathy will be retiring on June 30, 2021, after completing his two-year tenure on the post.
