Confirming the elevation of Thachankary from the rank of IG to ADGP during the media briefing of cabinet meeting here today, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said it was a routine promotion.
Thachankary was the Inspector General of Police and Managing Director of the Kerala State Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd.
Thachankary was facing probe for going on a foreign tour allegedly without the consent of the government and also for allegedly amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.