Wed Jan 01 14:07:31 UTC 2025: ## Top Cop Transfers in Karnataka: Chetan Singh Rathore Takes Charge as IGP Northern Range
**Belagavi, January 1, 2025** – A significant police reshuffle in Karnataka saw the transfer of IPS officer Chetan Singh Rathore to the post of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for the Northern Range, based in Belagavi. Dr. Rathore, a 2007 batch officer with a doctorate in Horticulture Sciences, hails from Madhya Pradesh. His previous roles include Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Bengaluru. He assumed his new duties on Wednesday, succeeding Vikas Kumar Vikas, who has been appointed as Additional Commissioner of Police in Bengaluru.