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35 IPS officers transferred in Karnataka, Karthik Reddy replaces M. N. Anucheth as Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Bengaluru

July 15, 2025

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A file photograph of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister G. Parameshwar with cops in Bengaluru . | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K

The Karnataka authorities transferred 35 IPS officers, changing heads of the Bengaluru crime department and the site visitors police division, on July 14.

Karthik Reddy replaces M.N. Anucheth as Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Bengaluru. Mr. Anucheth has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Recruitment.

Ajay Hilori, Deputy Inspector General of Police, North Eastern Range, Kalaburagi, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police and Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime.

Chandragupta, the central crime department head, has been posted as Inspector General of Police, North Eastern Range, Kalaburagi.

The authorities appointed Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP) for the three newly-created divisions with the Bengaluru police: Narayana M. as DCP Electronics City, Anita Bhimappa Haddannavar as DCP South West, and Nagesh D. L. as DCP North West.

Iada Martin Marbaniang, who was awaiting a posting, has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (Administration), Police Headquarters, Bengaluru, within the downgraded put up.

The authorities transferred Dr. Anoop A. Shetty, Superintendent of Police (SP), Criminal Investigation Department (Cyber Crime), and posted him as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, West division, Bengaluru metropolis.

Hakay Akshay Machhindra, DCP, City Crime Branch-1 (Bengaluru), has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central division, Bengaluru. Srihari Babu B.L., SP, Vijayanagar, has been posted as DCP, Crime-1, Bengaluru metropolis.

The others transferred are

Vartika Katiyar as DIGP (Ballari vary)
K.M. Shantharaju as Superintendent of Police (Intelligence)
D.R. Siri Gowri as SP (State Crime Records Bureau)
K. Parashurama as DCP (Whitefield, Bengaluru)
Suman D. Pennekar as DCP (Intelligence)
Shiva Prakash Devaraju as SP (Karnataka Lokayukta)
Jayaprakash as DCP (Traffic, Bengaluru North)
Simi Mariam George as DCP (Traffic, Bengaluru South)
Yatish N. as SP (Railways)
Saidulu Adavath as SP (CID)
Shivakumar Gunare as Additional Inspector General of Police (Police Headquarters, Bengaluru)
Amarnath Reddy Y. as Commandant, 1st Battalion (Karnataka State Reserve Police, Bengaluru)
Yashodha Vantagodi as SP (Haveri)
S.K. Soumyalatha as DCP (City Armed Reserve HQ)
Anshu Kumar as SP (Prisons)
Gunjan Arya as SP (Dharwad)
Babasab Nemagoud as DCP (Bengaluru North)
Gopal M. Byakod as Joint Director (Forensic Science Laboratory, Bengaluru)
Sidharth Goyal as SP (Bagalkot)
Rohan Jagadeesh as SP (Gadag)
Shivanshu Rajput as SP (KGF)
Jitendra Kumar Dayama as DCP (Law and Order, Mangaluru City)
Deepan M.N. as SP (Uttara Kannada)
Jahnavi S. as SP (Vijayanagar)