{
  "id": 19653385,
  "title": "Senior IPS officer Najmul Hoda appointed Tambaram Police Commissioner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/senior-ips-officer-najmul-hoda-appointed-tambaram-police-commissioner",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:22:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/senior-ips-officer-najmul-hoda-appointed-tambaram-police-commissioner/article71693560.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senior IPS officer Najmul Hoda has been appointed as the Commissioner of Tambaram City Police. He was previously serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in charge of Operations. The position became vacant after the previous Commissioner, Prem Anand Sinha, was transferred to the role of ADGP/Director at the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) last month. Prior to this appointment, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A. Amalraj had been acting as the additional Commissioner of Tambaram City Police. To fill this gap, ADGP R. Dhinakaran has been given additional charge as ADGP in charge of Operations.",
  "summary": "He was earlier serving as ADGP, Operations",
  "key_points": [
    "Najmul Hoda appointed as Tambaram Police Commissioner",
    "Former Additional Director General of Police (ADGP)",
    "Prem Anand Sinha transferred to DVAC role"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}