The state government of Karnataka has promoted and transferred 37 IPS officers. According to the orders released by Home Department, IPS officers Kamal Pant, Alok Kumar and Seemant Kumar Singh has been given new charge.
Director General of Police (DGP), Recruitment, Bengaluru Mr. Kamal Pant has been transferred . He has been given the charge as Director General of Police & Director General, Fire & Emergency Services, Commandant General, Home Guards, Director General, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Director, Civil Defence, Karnataka and concurrent charge of the post of Director General of Police, Recruitment, Bengaluru. Whereas ADGP, Training, Bengaluru Mr. Alok Kumar is placed in concurrent charge of the post of Special Commissioner, Karnataka State Road Safety Authority (KSRSA), Bengaluru,
Seemant Kumar Singhis placed in concurrent charge of the post of ADGP, Bengaluru Metropolitan Task force, Bengaluru with immediate effect. He is currently serving as ADGP, Karnataka State Reserve Police, Bengaluru
Harishekaran P is now posted as the ADGP and Additional Commandant General, Home Guards & ex-officio Additional Director, Civil Defence. M Nanjundaswami is now transferred as the ADGP and Additional Director General, Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services and SDRF. He was the Additional Commandant General, Home Guards & ex-officio Additional Director, Civil Defence, Bengaluru in the upgraded post.
Dr Chandragupta is posted until further orders as Inspector General of Police and Additional Commissioner of Police, Crimes, Bengaluru and Amit Singh, as DIGP, Western Range, Mangaluru.
DIGP, Eastern Range, Davangere Dr K Thiyagarajan is promoted in the grade of Inspector General of Police and will continue as IGP, Eastern Range, Davangere.
DIGP, Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement Dr Y S Ravi Kumar is transferred and posted as DIGP, Security (Intelligence), Bengaluru.
Dr Divya V Gopinath, Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Bengaluru is promoted in the grade of DIGP and will continue in the same post. Superintendent of Police, Internal Security Division Vartika Katiyar is promoted to the grade of DIGP and will continue on the same post.