Karnataka government transfers 35 IPS officers in major reshuffle

In a significant administrative shake-up, the Karnataka government on Monday (July 14, 2025) issued transfer and posting orders for 35 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, marking the largest reshuffle in the state police this year.

The large-scale transfer includes key leadership changes across the crime, traffic, and intelligence wings of the police. Several officers awaiting postings have now been assigned roles, and multiple vacant positions across the state police hierarchy have been filled.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;

1. Dr. Chandragupta (IPS:2006:KN), IGP & Additional Commissioner of Police, Crimes, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as
   as IGP, North Eastern Range, Kalaburagi.
2. Ajay Hilori (IPS:2008:KN), DIGP, North Eastern Range, Kalaburagi, has been transferred and posted as DIGP & Joint Commissioner of Police, Crimes, Bengaluru.
3. MN Anucheth (IPS:2009:KN), DIGP & Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Bengaluru City, has been transferred and posted as DIGP, Police Recruitment
4. Iada Martin Marbaniang (IPS:2009:KN), Waiting for posting, has been posted as DIGP (Administration), Police Headquarters, Bengaluru.
5. Vartika Katiyar (IPS:2010:KN), DIGP & Addl. Commandant General, Home Guards and Ex-officio Additional Director, Civil Defence, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as DIGP, Bellary Range.
6. Karthik Reddy (IPS:2011:KN), DIGP, Administration, State Police HQ, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as
   DIGP & Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Bengaluru.
7. KM Shantha Raju (IPS:2012:KN), SP, KGF, has been transferred and posted as SP, Intelligence.
8. DR Siri Gowri (IPS:2012:KN), DCP, Traffic North Division, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as SP, SCRB.
9. K Parashurama (IPS:2012:KN), SP, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Whitefield Division, Bengaluru.
10. Anoop A Shetty (IPS:2013:KN), SP, Cyber Crime, CID, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Traffic, West Division, Bengaluru City.
11. Suman D Pennekar (IPS:2013:KN), SP, BMTC, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Intelligence.
12. Shiva Prakash Devaraju (IPS:2014:KN), DCP, Traffic South Division, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as SP, Karnataka Lokayukta.
13. Jayaprakash (IPS:2014:KN), SP, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Traffic North Division, Bengaluru.
14. Narayana M (IPS:2014:KN), SP, Uttara Kannada, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Electronic City.
15. Anita Bhimappa Haddannavar (IPS:2014:KN), DCP, Traffic West Division, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as DCP, South West.
16. Hakay Akshay Machhindra (IPS:2015:KN), DCP, City Crime Branch-1, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Central Division, Bengaluru.
17. Nagesh DL (IPS:2015:KN), DCP, City Armed Reserve Hqrs, has been transferred and posted as DCP, North West Division, Bengaluru.
18. Simi Mariam George (IPS:2015:KN), Joint Director, FSL, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted DCP, Traffic South Division, Bengaluru.
19. Yatish N (IPS:2016:KN), Waiting for posting, has been transferred and posted as SP, Railways.
20. Saidulu Adavath (IPS:2016:KN), DCP, North Division, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as SP, CID.
21. Shivakumar (IPS:2016:KN), DCP, Whitefield Division, has been transferred and posted as Addl. IGP, Police HQ, Bengaluru.
22. Amarnath Reddy Y (IPS:2016:KN), SP, Bagalkot, has been transferred and posted as Commandant, 1st Battalion, KSRP, Bengaluru.
23. Srihari Babu BL (IPS:2016:KN), SP, Vijayanagar, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Crime-1.
24. Yashodha Vantagodi (IPS:2016:KN), SP, Prisons, has been transferred and posted as SP, Haveri.
25. SK Soumyalatha (IPS:2016:KN), SP, Railways, has been transferred and posted as DCP, City Armed Reserve Hqrs, Bengaluru.
26. Anshu Kumar (IPS:2018:KN), SP, Haveri, has been transferred and posted as SP, Prisons.
27. Gunjan Arya (IPS:2018:KN), SP, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as SP, Dharwad.
28. Basabab Nemagoud (IPS:2018:KN), SP, Gadag, has been transferred and posted as DCP, North Division, Bengaluru.
29. Gopal M. Byakod (IPS:2018:KN), SP, Dharwad has been transferred and posted as Joint Director, FSL, Bengaluru.
30. Siddharth Goyal (IPS:2019:KN), DCP, Law & Order, Mangaluru City, has been transferred and posted as SP, Bagalkot.
31. Rohan Jagadeesh (IPS:2019:KN), DCP, Law & Order, Belagavi, has been transferred and posted as SP, Gadag.
32. Sivanshu Rajput (IPS:2019:KN), SP, SCRB Records Bureau, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as SP, KGF.
33. Jitendra Kumar Dayama (IPS:2019:KN), SP, Anti-Naxal Force, Udupi, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Law & Order, Mangaluru City.
34. Deepam NM (IPS:2019:KN), Commandant, 1st Battalion KSRP, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as SP, Uttara Kannada.
35. Jahnavi S. (IPS:2019:KN), Waiting for posting, has been posted as SP, Vijayanagar.