Karnataka Transfers 34 IPS Officers in Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle; Key Changes in Bengaluru Crime and Traffic Divisions
Bengaluru: In a significant administrative overhaul, the Karnataka government on Monday issued transfer orders for 34 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, reshuffling key positions across Bengaluru city divisions, traffic, crime, intelligence, CID, and district-level posts.
Notably, several officers heading critical wings in Bengaluru—such as crime, law and order, and traffic—have been reassigned. Here are the key appointments:
- Jitendra Kumar appointed DCP, Law and Order, Mangaluru City
- Akshay Machindra posted as DCP, Bengaluru Central Division
- Ajay Hilori named Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime
- Parashuram takes over as DCP, Whitefield Division
- Karthik Reddy posted as Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic Division and DIG, Bengaluru Traffic
- Anoop Shetty appointed DCP, Bengaluru West, Traffic Division
- Shivaprakash Devaraju posted as SP, Lokayukta, Bengaluru
- Jayaprakash posted as DCP, North Traffic Division
- M. Narayan appointed DCP, Electronics City Division
- Anita B. Haddannavar posted as DCP, Bengaluru South-East Division
- Saidul Adawat appointed SP, CID
- Baba Saheb Nyamagoud posted as DCP, North Division
- Nagesh as DCP, North-West Division
- Srihari Babu as DCP, CCB Bengaluru
- Soumya Latha appointed DCP, CAR Headquarters
- M.N. Anucheth promoted as DIG, Recruitment Division
- Vartika Katyaar as DIG, Ballari Range
- Shantaraju posted as SP, Intelligence
- Siri Gauri appointed SP, State Crime Records Bureau
- Suman D. Pennekar posted as DCP, Intelligence
- Simi Maria George posted as DCP, South Traffic Division
- Y. Amarnath posted as Commandant, 1st Battalion KSRP
- Yashoda Vattagodi appointed SP, Haveri
- Gunjan Arya as SP, Dharwad
- M. Gopal posted as Joint Director, FSL Bengaluru
- Siddharth Goel posted as SP, Bagalkote
- Rohan Jagadish as SP, Gadag
- Shivanshu Rajput posted as SP, KGF
- M.N. Deepan as SP, Uttara Kannada
- S. Janhavi posted as SP, Vijayanagar
- Chandraguptha posted as IGP, Northeast Kalaburagi
- Ida Martin Marbaniang as DIG, Bengaluru Police HQ
This reshuffle is seen as a move to strengthen policing and administrative efficiency, particularly in Bengaluru, which has witnessed recent challenges in traffic management, cybercrime, and public safety.
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