Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 -- Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Ravada A Chandrasekhar has been appointed as the Director General of Police-cum-State Police Chief, Kerala. He arrived at the Police Headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday to take charge.

Revada has succeeded Shaik Darvesh Saheb who retired on Monday and on Tuesday morning, he assumed took charge as the new Police Chief of Kerala.

At the press conference organised later, he thanked the Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan for giving him the opportunity to serve the public of Kerala.

"I have taken charge as the Police Chief of Kerala, and I am thankful to the honourable Chief Minister and the government of Kerala for giving me this opportunity to serve ...