New SP takes charge in Kanniyakumari district
The Hindu
New SP of Kanniyakumari district, R. Stalin, prioritizes safety of women and children, focuses on crime prevention and drug rehabilitation.
R. Stalin, a 2020-batch IPS officer, assumed office as Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kanniyakumari district on Friday. He succeeds E. Sundaravathanam who has been transferred.
Mr. Stalin had served as Assistant Superintendent of Police in Karaikudi and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Coimbatore City (North). He said that his primary focus would be on ensuring the safety of women and children. Accordingly, awareness campaigns will be conducted in schools and colleges.
“More attention will be paid to crime prevention measures using basic policing and using technologies,” he added. Strict action would be taken against both sellers and users of drugs and rehabilitation measures for drug users would be implemented in partnership with other departments.