In a major reshuffle, the Karnataka government has ordered that Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant to be transferred with immediate effect. CH Pratap Reddy, who held the post of Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, will now be the city’s Commissioner, the government said in an order. Kamal Pant has been transferred to the post of Director General of Police, Recruitment, relieving R Hitendra from the concurrent charge.
In addition to these transfers the Karnataka government has also transferred Alok Kumar as the Additional Director General of Police, KSRP, Bengaluru. R Hithendra, Karnataka IPS 1996, who is the current Additional Director General of Police Crimes and Technical services in Bengaluru has been given concurrent charge of the post with immediate effect.
MN Anucheth, Karnataka IPS 2009, who had been serving as the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Division, Bengaluru City, has been transferred with immediate effect and posted until further orders as Superintendent of Police Criminal Investigation Department, to replace T Venkatesh KSPS.
