Sandeep Rai Rathore Takes Over As Chennai Police Commissioner

Sandeep Rai Rathore IPS officer Tami Nadu 1992 batch takes over the charge as Chennai Police Commissioner. Rathore succeeds Shankar Jiwal who became Tamil Nadu DGP.. Jiwal formally handed over charge to Mr. Rathore at the Commissioner’s office. Mr. Rathore took charge after signing papers relating to his duty. Senior police officers greeted Mr. Rathore with bouquets. After taking charge, Mr. Rathore thanked Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and the government for giving him an opportunity to serve the people of Chennai. “I will strive to continue the good initiatives launched by my predecessors. Rendering service to the public will be our top priority. I appeal to the residents of the city to extend their cooperation to our services,” he said.. Rathore, born in New Delhi in 1968, is a 1992 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He has a B.A. Geography (Hons) degree. In February 1998, he was the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Coimbatore City when the serial bomb blasts rocked the city during the visit of BJP leader L.K. Advani. On the same night, he led a daring operation which resulted in the death of the main accused in the blasts and in solving the sensational case.