Senior IPS officer A. Arun transferred; placed in Vacancy Reserve amid Veeramani POSCO case
The transfer comes amid controversy over police inaction in a POCSO complaint involving Gem Granites’ owner Veeramani
Senior IPS officer A. Arun, formerly the Chennai Police Commissioner and currently the ADGP of the Tamil Nadu Police Academy, has been transferred to the Vacancy Reserve (VR) without posting. This move has been made amid controversy surrounding the inaction of city police in a POCSO Act complaint involving R. Veeramani, the owner of Gem Granites.
Coimbatore Commissioner N. Kannan has also been transferred to VR. Ranjan Kumar, President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee's Scheduled Caste Department, had filed a complaint to the Chennai police in November 2024 against Veeramani and his associate Shanti, but no action was taken. Both Arun, now serving as Additional DGP/Director at the Tamil Nadu Police Academy, and Kannan, IGP/Commissioner of Police for Coimbatore City, have been placed under compulsory wait, as per a government order.
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