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The Karnataka State Commission for Women has sought contiguous enactment against the Director General of Police (Civil Rights Enforcement) K. Ramachandra Rao aft alleged audio and video clips showing him engaging successful obscene acts portion successful azygous wrong his authoritative enclosure went viral.
The committee has called for a transparent inquiry, suspension from work and strict enactment nether a zero-tolerance policy.
In the letters to the Karnataka Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police connected Monday (January 19, 2026) night, the committee said it had taken superior enactment of visuals aired by tv channels that purportedly showed Rao engaging successful indecent behaviour with women portion successful azygous wrong his office.
“The State Commission for Women has taken a precise superior enactment of the visuals telecast connected State quality channels showing an IPS officer… indulging successful obscene behaviour and acting successful a mode amounting to intersexual battle against women wrong his office, portion helium was successful uniform,” the missive said.
‘Wrong connection to society’
According to the Commission, specified behaviour by a elder constabulary officer, who is expected to guarantee the information of women, sends a incorrect connection to nine and creates a antagonistic sentiment among women successful the state.
The incidental besides attracts provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women astatine Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Seeking swift action, the committee requested that a transparent enquiry beryllium ordered immediately, the serviceman beryllium placed nether suspension, and a study connected the enactment taken beryllium submitted wrong 7 days.
It besides urged the authorities to initiate strict enactment to uphold the dignity and honour of women by pursuing a zero-tolerance approach.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said his authorities has initiated disciplinary action against Rao and placed him nether suspension. “Inquiry volition besides beryllium conducted,” helium told reporters successful Bengaluru.
The Karnataka authorities placed Rao under suspension with contiguous effect, citing the "conduct unbecoming of a authorities servant and causing embarrassment to the authorities administration".
In response, Rao has rejected the videos and labelled them arsenic “fabricated and false”.
