DIG C. Vamsi Krishna appointed as Joint Commissioner (West), Bengaluru
The post was earlier held by an Inspector General of Police (IGP) rank officer — which is still the case in the East division. However, with the appointment of a DIG rank officer in Mr. Krishna, the post has now been downgraded. This has created a situation where the East division has an Additional Commissioner of Police, while the West division has a Joint Commissioner of Police.
The posts of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Central Division, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and Police Inspector, Cubbon Park — also suspended, are yet to be filled.
Rowdy parade held in city
Meanwhile, after a long break, the city police held a rowdy parade in all divisions of the city on Friday. This comes days after there has been a change of leadership in the city police.
Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh told media persons that after taking charge, he had instructed the department to ensure the rowdy sheeter lists and their activities are updated.
Campaign on women and child safety
The new police chief on Friday held a meeting with all women police personnel in the city above the rank of a sub-inspector, to draw up strategies for women and child safety — which the commissioner said would be a top priority. He added that a lot of new initiatives had been taken up under the Safe City project, and that the police would encourage the public to visit the command centre and apprise themselves of these initiatives.
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