SP, who revealed victim’s name in Pollachi sexual assault case, cops transferred

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The Tamil Nadu Government on Monday transferred Coimbatore district Superintendent of Police (SP) R Pandiarajan after he revealed the name of one of the victims of the Pollachi serial sexual assault and blackmailing case.

An official release here said he was replaced with Sujit Kumar, who held the post of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Coimbatore.

Pandiarajan was mired in a controversy after he revealed the name of one of the victims in the Pollachi sexual assault case.

The government also transferred a DSP and Inspector of Police in connection with the incident.

While K G Sivakumar (DSP–Crime Records Bureau, Ooty) will replace DSP Jayaraman and Venkataraman (Inspector, Naxal special division, Coimbatore) will replace Inspector Natesan. (UNI)