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Dayananda promoted to DGP and posted as ISD chief
The Hindu··9 Sept
IPS officer B. Dayananda of the 1994 batch has been promoted to Director-General of Police rank from September 12, 2025, and posted as Internal Security Division chief. He was suspended as Bengaluru City Police Commissioner after the June 4, 2025 Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede and was recently exonerated. Several other Bengaluru IPS postings were also changed.
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What It Means For You
- Karnataka's Internal Security Division now reports under Dayananda as its chief.
- Anita Bhimappa Haddannavar moves from Bengaluru South West DCP to CID Superintendent of Police.
- Lakshmi Ganesh K. takes the South West DCP post she vacated.
What's Happening
- The promotion to DGP rank is retrospective from September 12, 2025.
- Dayananda was exonerated with other officers after a departmental inquiry into the stadium stampede.
- Ram L. Arasiddi becomes DCP Intelligence, Bengaluru City, against a vacant post.
Other Postings Moved
- The stampede occurred during Royal Challengers Bengaluru victory celebrations on June 4, 2025.
- Dayananda was City Police Commissioner when that incident happened.
- Sam Varghese moves to DCP Law and Order, Mangaluru City, in the same order set.
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