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Director General of Police K. Ramachandra Rao, heading the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement, who was earlier accused of helping his stepdaughter Ranya Rao successful a golden smuggling case, is erstwhile again mired successful contention aft a video surfaced connected Monday (January 19, 2026) allegedly showing him behaving inappropriately with a pistillate wrong his bureau portion successful uniform.
A video, wherever 3 abstracted clips person been stitched unneurotic and circulated online, has gone viral connected societal media.
Mr. Rao had earlier been sent connected compulsory leave successful transportation with the gold smuggling lawsuit involving histrion and foster girl Ranya Rao. The authorities authorities had precocious revoked the compulsory permission bid and subsequently transferred him arsenic DGP of the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE).
Following the viral video, Mr. Rao met Home Minister G. Parameshwara and briefed him astir the issue. Later, speaking to media persons, Mr. Rao clarified that the video was 8 years aged and was recorded erstwhile helium was posted successful Belagavi. He termed the incidental arsenic a conspiracy to tarnish his representation .
The video has nevertheless brought large embarrassment to the location section and resentment among elder constabulary officials .
