17 more Karnataka IPS officers shunted; D Roopa appointed home secretary, 'first woman to do so'

BENGALURU: A little more than a month after shuffling 13 senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, Karnataka government has again rejigged the police ranks to transfer 17 more officers, an official said.
D Roopa, a 2000-batch officer, currently in the role of inspector general of police (IGP), Railways, Bengaluru has been transferred as IGP and PCAS, Home Department, replacing Kumar.
A screenshot of IPS officer D Roopa's tweet
Umesh Kumar, a 1995-batch IPS officer, currently functioning as the additional director general of police (ADGP) and principal secretary to government (PCAS), Home Department, has been transferred as ADGP Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Economic Offences in Bengaluru. Kumar replaces B Dayananda.
Similarly, N Shashi Kumar, a 2007-batch officer, working as the deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Bengaluru North Division has been transferred as superintendent of police (SP), Wireless, Bengaluru, replacing Dharmendra Kumar Meena.
Rohini Katoch Sepat, a 2008-batch officer and currently working as DCP Bengaluru South has been transferred as SP, CID, Bengaluru.
Likewise, MN Anucheth, a 2009-batch officer and current DCP of Whitefield Division in the city has been transferred as DCP Bengaluru Central Division, replacing Chetan Singh Rathore.
B Ramesh, a 2009-batch officer, working as DCP Bengaluru West Division has been shifted as SP, CID, Bengaluru.
Likewise, Iada Martin Marbaniang, a 2009-batch officer and right now working as SP Kalaburagi district has been moved as SP Anti-Naxal Force, Karkala, Udupi into an existing vacancy.
Nikam Prakash Amrit, a 2012-batch officer and currently working as SP, CID, Bengaluru has been shifted as SP Raichur district, replacing CB Vedamurthy.
Similarly, Ilakkiya Karunagaran, a 2012-batch officer and currently working as DCPm VVIP Security, in Bengaluru city has been transferred as SP, Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), replacing Mohammed Sujeetha.
Meena, a 2012-batch officer and currently working as SP, Wireless, Bengaluru has been transferred as DCP Bengaluru North Division, replacing N Shashi Kumar.
Suman D Penneker, a 2013-batch officer, has been appointed as deputy director, Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) in Mysuru, replacing Sudheer Kumar Reddy.
In the earlier reshuffle in June, Penneker, who was working as SP, Kodagu district was transferred as DCP, City Armed Reserve (CAR) Units, headquarters, Bengaluru, replacing Divya Sara Thomas but that order stands cancelled now.
"The order of transfer with respect to Pennekera dated June 26 stands cancelled and further the officer is posted as deputy director, KPA, Mysuru," said Nagappa S Pareet, undersecretary to government, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms.
Harish Pandey, a 2013-batch officer, currently working as SP, Intelligence, Bengaluru has been transferred as DCP Bengaluru South, replacing Sepat.
Sujeetha, a 2014 batch officer, and right now working as SP KGF has been posted as DCP, CAR Headquarters in Bengaluru in an existing vacancy.
Simi Mariam George, a 2015 batch officer and currently working as Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP), Crimes, Bengaluru has been transferred as SP Kalaburagi district, replacing Marbaniang.
C.B. Vedhamurthy, an officer from the 2015 select list and currently working as SP Raichur district has been posted as SP, Intelligence, Bengaluru, replacing Sanjeev M. Patil.
D. Devaraja, an officer from the 2015 select list and currently working as SP, CID, Bengaluru has been posted as DCP Whitefield Division Bengaluru city, replacing Anucheth.
Patil, a 2015 batch select list officer and currently working as SP, Intelligence, Bengaluru has been transferred as DCP Bengaluru West Division, replacing Ramesh.
Meanwhile, the government has declared three positions as equivalent in status and responsibilities to the cadre post of SP Mandya district.
The three posts include SP, Wireless in Bengaluru, Deputy Director, KPA in Mysuru and DCP Bengaluru Whitefield Division.