Kuldeep Kumar Jain replaces N Shashikumar as Mangaluru Police Commissioner

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: In yet another surprise move, the Karnataka government on Thursday transferred Kuldeep Kumar Jain and posted him as Mangaluru Police Commissioner in place of N Shashikumar with immediate effect.

N Shashikumar has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Railways, in the vacant post.Kuldeep Kumar R Jain, a 2011 batch Karnataka cadre IPS officer, had been serving as the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, West Division, in Bengaluru.

It is worth noting that the move came in a few days after several social activists and members of the public in Mangaluru had alleged illegal activities such as sand mafia, prostitution and corruption, taking place at police stations. The issues were raised during a public grievances meet held by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Law and Order, Alok Kumar on February 10. During the meeting, a woman had complained to Alok Kumar accusing Shashikumar of misusing his position.

However after the meeting, the activists and the members said they were unhappy over the manner in which the grievances were attended by the ADGP. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the outgoing Commissioner, N Shashikumar said, “It was a great and pleasant experience spending such a long tenure in a wonderful place like Mangaluru. Thanks one and all," he said.

Among other IPS transfers, Dekka Kishore Babu has been posted as Superintendent of PoliceIntelligence, Dr K Vamsi Krishna as Superintendent of Police-Wireless, Bengaluru, Mohammed Sujeeta as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Bengaluru South, Arunangshu Giri as Deputy Commissioner of Police, City Armed Reserve (CAR), Bengaluru and Yashoda Vantagodi as Superintendent of Police, Koppal.