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R K Dutta takes over as new Karnataka DG & IGP
R K Dutta on Tuesday took charge as DG and IGP from outgoing top cop Om Prakash
Rupak Kumar Dutta who was superseded for the post of Director, Central Bureau of Investigation has been appointed as the new director general and inspector general of police for Karnataka. R K Dutta took over the office of DG and IGP from outgoing top cop Om Prakash. Dutta, a 1981 batch officer was discharging duties as special secretary, ministry of Home Affairs till Monday. The Karnataka cadre officer was sent on central deputation and has served as additional director and special director CBI previously.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had written to the Union government asking for R K Dutta to be relieved of his central duties so he could return to the home cadre and take over the position of Karnataka's top cop. Dutta was in the race for the top post along with IPS officers Neelamani Raju, M N Reddi and H C Kishore Chandra.
Dutta
is
likely
to
hold
the
post
for
a
period
of
9
months
as
he
is
set
to
superannuate
in
October
this
year
being
the
seniormost
of
the
four
officers
in
contention
for
the
post.
The
Supreme
Court
earlier
in
January
quashed
allegations
made
against
the
officer
clearing
the
path
for
him
to
assume
office
of
DG
&
IGP.
He
was
accused
of
forcing
a
law
college
to
give
mandatory
attendance
to
show
that
he
was
attending
classes
while
he
should
have
been
on
duty.
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