Mangaluru :  New City Police Commissioner T  R Suresh, an IPS Officer took charge from the outgoing Commissioner Chandra Sekhar at the Commissionerate office here on June 12, Monday.

Speaking after taking charge, T.R Suresh said, I will continue the programmes introduced by M Chandra Sekhar and will strive level best to maintain law and order and also ensure that the Police Department was people-friendly.

T R Suresh is an officer of the 2003 batch, hails from Shivamogga is an MBA degree holder. Before being posted in Mangaluru, he was serving as DIG of Fire Services in Bengaluru. He has served as DCP(Law and Order) in Mysuru, SP in Kodagu, Raichur, Bagalkot and Tumakuru and as DCP (North) and (North East) in Bengaluru.