The Karnataka government promoted senior IPS officer Alok Kumar (IPS:1994:KN) as the Director-General of Police (DGP) on Thursday. He has been posted as the DGP (prisons and correctional services).
Kumar shot to fame for reducing road accident deaths on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway during his tenure as traffic and road safety commissioner. He took over as traffic commissioner three months after the highway was opened to the public in March 2023. About 188 deaths had been reported on the highway in that year alone. As usual, overspeeding with rash and negligent driving was the main reason behind the accidents.
Kumar showed his sagacity to detect vehicles moving beyond 100 kmph by installing about 40 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at 12 locations along the highway. It helped detect the errant drivers and fine them. Besides, FIRs were registered against vehicles moving beyond that speed with the help of the same cameras. His efforts resulted in accidental deaths on the highway coming down to 92 last year.
Kumar has already served as Bengaluru police commissioner, additional commissioner, joint commissioner, and deputy commissioner at different times and is credited with keeping rowdy elements away from the city.
Another senior IPS officer, B Dayananda (IPS:1994:KN), who was ADGP (prisons and correctional services), has been transferred to police training.
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