Sandeep Patil takes charge as the Mangaluru Police Commissioner
Mangaluru: Senior IPS officer Sandeep Patil, on Friday afternoon took charge as the Mangaluru Police Commissioner from TR Suresh, who received his transfer orders on Thursday, in a major reshuffle in the department ahead of General Elections.
Sandeep Patil, who was serving as the DIG of Bengaluru CAR unit, arrived in the city on Friday afternoon on flight and took charge of the post from TR Suresh at about 3.pm here at the commissionerate.
A 2004 batch IPS officer, Sandeep has served in Bellary, Davangere and other places as the superintendent of police, while he has earlier served Mangaluru as the ACP.
During a media briefing soon after taking the charge, Sandeep told reporters that among his main priorities will be safety of women in the city and crackdown on the drugs mafia.
“Apart from these two things, what will also be a priority is the smooth process of 2019 General elections which are due this year” Sandeep added.
“All the schemes, policies and programs initiated by my predecessor, I will take it forward and work on it constantly for the betterment of the city and its law and order” Sandeep further added.
TR Suresh, before leaving the office, met and greeted the media reporters and thanked them for their co-operation throughout his posting as the Commissioner of Mangaluru police.
Suresh was also accorded a Guard of Honor by the city police before he left the office.
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TCS orders probe, engages external experts in Nashik Case
Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services on Friday said it has initiated a formal internal investigation into allegations linked to its Nashik unit and engaged independent external experts to ensure transparency in the process.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director K Krithivasan was quoted by The Observer Post as saying that the company has appointed Deloitte and Trilegal as independent counsel to support the probe. The internal investigation is being led by Aarthi Subramanian.
The company has constituted a supervisory committee chaired by independent director Keki Mistry, which will oversee the process. The committee will also review findings and monitor the implementation of recommendations.
Krithivasan said a preliminary review of the company’s internal systems and records had not revealed any complaints of the nature being alleged through its ethics or POSH channels.
He also clarified that an employee named in media reports, Nida Khan, was not part of the human resources function and did not hold any leadership role. He informed that she worked as a process associate.
The company has also rejected reports suggesting that operations at the Nashik facility had been suspended. It asserted that the unit continues to function without disruption with a zero-tolerance policy towards misconduct.
