Tue Dec 31 17:32:01 UTC 2024: ## Karnataka Police Shake-Up: Several IPS Officers Transferred and Promoted

**Bengaluru, December 31, 2024** – The Karnataka State Government announced a major reshuffle within the Indian Police Service (IPS) on Monday, transferring and promoting several officers. The changes, effective immediately, impact key positions across the state.

Among the notable appointments, Raman Gupta has been named Additional Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) for Bengaluru City. Vikash Kumar will now serve as Inspector General and Additional Commissioner of Police (West) in Bengaluru. Several officers received promotions, including Dr. Chetan Singh Rathor (Inspector General of Police, Northern Range, Belagavi), Amit Singh (Inspector General of Police, Western Range, Mangaluru), and N. Shashi Kumar (Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Police, Hubli Dharwad). Dr. Y.S. Ravi Kumar was promoted to Inspector General of Police, Security Intelligence.

Further appointments include C. Vamsi Krishna as Deputy Inspector General of Police (Recruitment), Karthik Reddy as Deputy Inspector of Police (Administration) at the State Police Headquarters, G. Sangeetha as Deputy Inspector of Police (Forest Cell, CID), and Renuka K. Sukumar as Deputy Inspector General of Police (Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement). Kuleep Kumar R. Jain has been promoted to Joint Commissioner of Police (Administration) in Bengaluru City. The government did not release details regarding the reasons behind the transfers and promotions.

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