Karthick K IPS (KL:2011), who was serving as Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City, has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Kannur Range / North Zone, Kerala. The North Zone jurisdiction covers a vast and strategically important area, including Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode City & Rural Police, and Wayanad districts. It is considered a highly sensitive zone with diverse law-and-order challenges.