In a significant development, the Karnataka government on Monday (March 3, 2025) issued transfer orders for IPS officer Vartika Katiyar (IPS:2010:KN). She has been reassigned as Deputy Inspector General of Police & Additional Commandant General, Home Guards, and Ex-officio Additional Director, Civil Defence, Bengaluru. Prior to this, she served as DIG, Internal Security Division (ISD), Bengaluru.
Katiyar’s transfer comes just a day after she accused her reporting officer, D Roopa Moudgil (IPS:2000:KN), IGP, ISD, of orchestrating the “planting” of files in her office. In a written complaint filed with Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh on February 20, Katiyar alleged misconduct by Roopa. The matter came to light on March 2, when Katiyar’s complaint letter was leaked to the media.
The timing of the transfer has sparked speculation, though the government has not officially linked the move to the controversy.
