Tamil Nadu CM Vijay reviews passing out parade of 14th batch of DSP trainees

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay presents a trophy to Aaneesh Pradeep, the best all-round trainee officer during the passing out parade of the 14th batch of the directly recruited Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) trainees at Tamil Nadu Police Academy at Oonamancherry in Chennai on October 7, 2026 | Photo Credit: Umesh Kumar V. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday reviewed the passing out parade of the 14th batch of directly recruited Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) trainees at the Tamil Nadu Police Academy at Oonamancherry in Chennai.Mr. Vijay inspected the parade and received the parade salute. He also distributed medals and trophies under various categories to the DSP trainees. The Chief Minister presented the Sword of Honour for the best all-round trainee officer to Aaneesh Pradeep, who was also the Parade Commander.A total of 25 directly recruited DSP trainees including 11 women and 14 men, passed out. They included 16 engineering graduates, four graduates and five postgraduates. They underwent rigorous training for 52 weeks in criminal law, special laws, investigation, internal security, emerging policing challenges, handling modern security equipment, special field exercises, jungle warfare, marine rescue and scuba diving, said Director General of Police/Head of Police Force (DGP/HoPF) Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay at the passing out parade of the 14th batch of the directly recruited Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) trainees at Tamil Nadu Police Academy at Oonamancherry in Chennai on October 7, 2026 | Photo Credit: Umesh Kumar V. Rajeev Kumar, Director General of Police (Training)/Director (in-charge), Tamil Nadu Police Academy, Oonamancherry, in his speech, shared his experience of working in various positions across the country and urged officers to exercise caution while on duty.Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, Ministers, Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise, K. Manivasan, and elected representatives participated.#TamilNadu Chief Minister C. Joseph #Vijay at the passing out parade of the 14th batch of the directly recruited Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) trainees at Oonamancherry in #Chennai on Wednesday. 📸: Umesh Kumar V. (@umeshkumar_8) / The Hindu https://t.co/FzPUldK7zF— The Hindu - Chennai (@THChennai) October 7, 2026 Published - October 07, 2026 07:03 pm IST