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Karnataka Govt Undertakes Largest Police Transfer of 2025, 35 IPS Officers Reposted; Dr. Chandragupta Made IGP, North Eastern Range, Kalaburagi

Karnataka government transferred 35 IPS officers in the largest 2025 reshuffle, reassigning key roles across crime, traffic, intelligence, and administration to strengthen police leadership and fill vacancies statewide.
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Bengaluru: In the biggest police reshuffle of the year, the Karnataka government on Monday issued transfer and posting orders for 35 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. The large-scale administrative move impacts key leadership positions across crime, traffic, intelligence, and administrative wings throughout the state.

Key Highlights:

  • Dr. Chandragupta (IPS:2006) moves from IGP & Additional Commissioner (Crimes, Bengaluru) to IGP, North Eastern Range, Kalaburagi.
  • Ajay Hilori (IPS:2008), previously DIGP, North Eastern Range, Kalaburagi, now DIGP & Joint Commissioner (Crimes), Bengaluru.
  • MN Anucheth (IPS:2009) transitions from DIGP & Joint Commissioner (Traffic, Bengaluru) to DIGP, Police Recruitment.
  • Iada Martin Marbaniang (IPS:2009), previously awaiting posting, appointed DIGP (Administration), Police Headquarters, Bengaluru.
  • Vartika Katiyar (IPS:2010), DIGP & Additional Commandant General, Home Guards, transferred to DIGP, Bellary Range.

Read Also: Karnataka Lokayukta Extortion Case: HC Allows Police to Re-Summon IPS Officer Srinath Joshi

Other Notable Transfers:

  • Karthik Reddy (IPS:2011), DIGP Administration to DIGP & Joint Commissioner (Traffic), Bengaluru.
  • KM Shantha Raju (IPS:2012) moved from SP, KGF, to SP, Intelligence.
  • DR Siri Gowri (IPS:2012) from DCP Traffic North Division to SP, SCRB.
  • Anoop A Shetty (IPS:2013) from SP Cyber Crime, CID to DCP Traffic West Division.
  • Suman D Pennekar (IPS:2013) from SP BMTC to DCP Intelligence.
  • Shiva Prakash Devaraju (IPS:2014) from DCP Traffic South Division to SP Karnataka Lokayukta.
  • Jayaprakash (IPS:2014) from SP Intelligence to DCP Traffic North Division.

Several other officers posted in key traffic, intelligence, law and order, and crime branches across Bengaluru and other districts.

Read Also: Karnataka: 13 IAS Officers Transferred in Major Reshuffle, Zehera Naseem Appointed Regional Commissioner, Kalaburagi Division

Administrative Focus:

The reshuffle fills many vacant and awaited postings, aiming to bolster police leadership and operational efficiency statewide. The diverse postings also reflect focus areas such as cybercrime, traffic management, intelligence gathering, and anti-Naxal operations.

Full List – All Police Appointments and Postings in Karnataka-

  • Iada Martin Marbaniang – DIGP (Administration), Police Headquarters, Bengaluru
  • Dr. Anoop A. Shetty – DCP, Traffic (West Division), Bengaluru City
  • Hakay Akshay Machhindra – DCP, Central Division, Bengaluru
  • Srihari Babu B.L. – DCP, Crime-1, Bengaluru City
  • Vartika Katiyar – DIGP, Bellary Range
  • K.M. Shantharaju – Superintendent of Police (SP), Intelligence
  • D.R. Siri Gowri – SP, State Crime Records Bureau
  • K. Parashurama – DCP, Whitefield Division, Bengaluru
  • Suman D. Pennekar – DCP, Intelligence
  • Shiva Prakash Devaraju – SP, Karnataka Lokayukta
  • Jayaprakash – DCP, Traffic (North), Bengaluru
  • Simi Mariam George – DCP, Traffic (South), Bengaluru
  • Yatish N. – SP, Railways
  • Saidulu Adavath – SP, CID
  • Shivakumar Gunare – Additional IG of Police, Police Headquarters, Bengaluru
  • Amarnath Reddy Y. – Commandant, 1st Battalion, Karnataka State Reserve Police, Bengaluru
  • Yashodha Vantagodi – SP, Haveri
  • S.K. Soumyalatha – DCP, City Armed Reserve HQ
  • Anshu Kumar – SP, Prisons
  • Gunjan Arya – SP, Dharwad
  • Babasab Nemagoud – DCP, Bengaluru North
  • Gopal M. Byakod – Joint Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Bengaluru
  • Sidharth Goyal – SP, Bagalkote
  • Rohan Jagadeesh – SP, Gadag
  • Shivanshu Rajput – SP, KGF
  • Jitendra Kumar Dayama – DCP, Law and Order, Mangaluru City
  • Deepan M.N. – SP, Uttara Kannada
  • Jahnavi S. – SP, Vijayanagar

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