New and 30th Director General of Police - Tamil Nadu
July 1 , 2021 1149 days 1458 0
Dr C Sylendra Babu has been appointed the 30th Director General of Police in Tamil Nadu.
He will take charge from July 1, 2021.
He will hold office for a tenure of two years up to 2023.
The incumbent DGP JK Tripathy retired on June 30, 2021.
Sylendra Babu was previously serving as the Director General of Police of Railways in Tamil Nadu.
He also held the portfolio of the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services as its director.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced the name of Sylendra Babu after a meeting of top officials including Chief Secretary Irai Anbu, incumbent DGP J.K. Tripathi and Home Secretary S.K. Prabhakar.