Bengaluru, Sept 15: IPS Officer D Roopa has been appointed as Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Internal Security Department (ISD).
While IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri has been assigned a new position as Chief Editor in the Karnataka Gazetteer Department by the government, ending a 7-month-long period without an official posting.
Karnataka government on Thursday issued orders in this respect. This move comes after a previous fight between Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer D.Roopa.
Meanwhile,among the IPS officers, Kuldeep Kumar Jain, who was transferred from the post of Mangaluru City Commissioner, has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Bangalore City East Division (Traffic). Shivprakash Devaraj has been given the post of South Division (Traffic).
The Karnataka government, led by Siddaramaiah, has transfered several IAS officers in recent times, with Rohini Sindhuri now being among the officials who have received new assignments.
Sindhuri-Roopa Feud
A heated feud was between senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Rohini Sindhuri and Indian Police Service (IPS) officer D. Roopa. It ignited when Roopa shared an image of Sindhuri with IAS officer Manivannan and JD-S MLA Sa Ra Mahesh, sparking allegations linked to their previous professional disputes.
Roopa posed 20 accusations, including revisiting the late IAS officer DK Ravi’s case. Sindhuri retaliated, dismissing the claims and questioning Roopa’s mental state, challenging her to name the three IAS officers she claimed to have sent particular photos.
Government intervention resulted in both officers being removed from their roles, and awaiting new assignments.
Both officers were removed from their posts, and transferred without specific roles.
