From commissioner to constable, 2025 saw wave of police suspensions

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Over 140 constabulary unit crossed 11 sub-divisions of the Bengaluru City Police person been suspended implicit the past 11 months for alleged engagement successful transgression activities, corrupt practices, and superior dereliction of duty.

Probably for the archetypal clip successful the past of the State police, the metropolis Police Commissioner, Additional Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police were among those suspended for the stampede successful M. Chinnaswamy Stadium successful which 11 radical died and implicit 50 radical were injured.

The suspensions successful different cases progressive bribery, misuse of authoritative position, links with transgression elements, negligence successful investigation, nonaccomplishment to execute assigned duties, and violations of work rules.

The astir caller lawsuit involves the Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Malleshwaram sub-division, who was allegedly caught red-handed portion allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹30,000 from a hotelier successful speech for allowing the constitution to run beyond permissible concern hours.

Annappa Naik, attached to the Govindapura constabulary station, was arrested for his alleged cardinal relation successful an ATM currency van robbery successful Siddapura. In different case, a constabulary constable attached to the Internal Security Division was arrested successful September for allegedly abducting migrant labourers and extorting wealth successful the Varthur constabulary presumption limits.

In November, 2 constabulary constables from the J.P. Nagar constabulary presumption were arrested for allegedly extorting wealth from an security advisor and his pistillate clients. Separately, a Deputy Superintendent of Police moving with the State Human Rights Commission was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation successful transportation with a forgery and suspicious decease lawsuit dating backmost to 2019.

An inspector and 3 constables from Bellandur and Varthur inspector Ramesh Rotty were suspended by Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh implicit allegations of dereliction of work and for having demanded wealth from retired BPCL main fiscal officer. Three constables, including a woman, were suspended connected charges of detaining a home assistance connected the charges of theft and assaulting her brutally astatine the station, amounting to custodial torture.

In December this year, caput constable Zabeeullah attached to the Cyber Crime Police Station allegedly stole ₹11 lakh from a car belonging to an accused successful a cybercrime case, which had been seized and parked connected the premises of the Police Commissioner’s office.

A caller Lokayukta study indicated that the Karnataka Police topped the database among State departments successful presumption of raids and disproportionate assets cases, underscoring persistent concerns implicit corruption wrong the system.

Published - December 30, 2025 11:52 p.m. IST

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