Chennai: The Additional DGP of Prisons, Shankar, has ordered the transfer of several prison department officials in Tamil Nadu. In quick succession, prisoners escaped from the Puzhal prison in Chennai and the Theni district prison.
Although they were arrested, the incident of prisoners escaping from jail had caused a major shock. Following this, measures were intensified to inspect security in prisons across Tamil Nadu and, if any security lapses were found, identify and resolve them.
In this context, DGP Sandeep Rai Rathore, who was serving as the Director of the Tamil Nadu Prisons and Correctional Services Department, was transferred, and in his place Additional DGP Shankar was appointed as the new Director of the Prisons Department.
Following this, he has been visiting prisons and conducting inspections, and has been making several sweeping administrative changes in the prison department.
As part of this, Prisons Department Director Shankar has ordered the transfer of the prison superintendents of the Central Prisons in Cuddalore, Madurai, and Salem.
The details are as follows: Madurai Central Prison Superintendent R. Krishnaraj has been transferred as the Superintendent of Salem Central Prison.
He has been appointed to the already vacant post there. Cuddalore Central Prison Superintendent A. Parashuraman has been transferred as the Superintendent of Madurai Central Prison.
Similarly, Salem Central Prison Additional Superintendent G. Vinoth has been transferred as the Additional Superintendent of Cuddalore Central Prison.
He has been appointed to the vacant post there. Also, all the transferred officers must join their new postings immediately. This is what he said.
Closure of shops
In order to prevent incidents of prisoners escaping from prison, Additional DGP Shankar, the divisional director, has been taking various continuous measures. As part of this, the prison department shops have been temporarily closed.
Also, the petrol pump run by the prison department and the shops where prison inmates make and sell products have been shut down.
Furthermore, all prisoners in all prisons must be locked into their assigned prison cells by 6 p.m.
At around 7 p.m., prison officials must show senior officers via video that all prisoners have been locked up. Director of Prisons Shankar has ordered that senior officials must review this and confirm it.
