The Karnataka government on Friday (September 12, 2025) promoted two IPS officers of the 1995 batch to the rank of Director General of Police (DGP). However, three senior officers, including two former Bengaluru Police Commissioners, were denied elevation owing to pending departmental enquiries (DEs).
Umesh Kumar, currently serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP), has been elevated and appointed as DGP, Recruitment. Arun Chakravarthy J, ADGP and Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development, has also been promoted to DGP rank for the same post.
Those left out of promotion include 1994-batch officers B Dayananda and Alok Kumar. Dayananda is facing a DE related to the recent stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium, while Alok Kumar is under enquiry over allegations of illegal phone tapping. Another senior officer, Amrit Paul, a 1995 batch IPS officer, was also excluded due to his alleged involvement in the PSI recruitment scam.
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