Major IPS reshuffle: Bengaluru gets new DCPs for new divisions

NT Correspondent Bengaluru In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Karnataka government has notified the appointment of new DCPs for three newly created divisions in Bengaluru North West, South East, and the tech-centric Electronic City area. The move is part of the state’s broader strategy to strengthen policing and streamline law and order management in the city’s rapidly expanding urban landscape. As per the latest postings, M. Narayan has been appointed as DCP of the newly established Electronic City Division. Anitha B. Haddannavar takes over as DCP of the newly created Bengaluru South East Division, while Nagesh D.L. will serve as DCP of the North West Division. In addition, Hakay Akshay Machindra has been posted as DCP of the Bengaluru Central Division. The reshuffle involves over two dozen senior IPS officers being transferred across key divisions, including crime, traffic, intelligence, and other districts. Key transfers (In Bengaluru) Karthik Reddy – DIG & Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic Division, Bengaluru Ajay Hilori – Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Bengaluru Hakay Akshay Machindra – DCP, Bengaluru Central Division Parashuram – DCP, Whitefield Division Anoop Shetty – DCP, Bengaluru West Traffic Division Jayaprakash – DCP, Bengaluru North Traffic Division Simi Maria George – DCP, South Traffic Division Baba Saheb Nyamagowda – DCP, Bengaluru North Division M. Narayan – DCP, Electronic City Division Anitha B. Haddannavar – DCP, Bengaluru South East Division Nagesh D.L. – DCP, Bengaluru North West Division Srihari Babu – DCP, Central Crime Branch (CCB), Bengaluru Saumyalatha – DCP, CAR Headquarters Suman D. Pennekar – DCP, Intelligence, Bengaluru Ida Martin Marbaniang – DIG, Bengaluru Police Headquarters Shivaprakash Devaraju – SP, Lokayukta, Bengaluru M. Gopal – Joint Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Bengaluru M.N. Anucheth – DIG, Recruitment Division Key transfers (Outside Bengaluru) Vartika Katiyar – DIG, Ballari Range Chandragupta – IGP, North-East, Kalaburagi Jitendra Kumar – DCP (Law & Order), Mangaluru City Saidul Adawat – SP, CID Shantaraju – SP, Intelligence Department Siri Gouri – SP, State Crime Records Bureau Y. Amarnath – Commandant, 1st Battalion, KSRP Yashoda Vattagodi – SP, Haveri Gunjan Arya – SP, Dharwad Siddharth Goel – SP, Bagalkot Rohan Jagadish – SP, Gadag Shivamshu Rajput – SP, Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) M.N. Deepan – SP, Uttara Kannada S. Janavi – SP, Vijayanagara