Sindhu B Roopesh takes charge as the new Dakshina Kannada DC
Mangaluru: Sindu B Roopesh on Saturday took charge as the new Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District.
Sindhu was welcomed by Addl. Deputy Commissioner Roopa, while Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner Ravichandra Naik and Tahsildar Guruprasad were also present at the office during the ceremony.
Sindhu is now the second lady Deputy Commissioner of the District after Ranjani Srikumar was the first woman Deputy Commissioner of the District in 1989.
Sindhu is also the 129th Deputy Commissioner of the District. and it is for the first time in the District's history when both DC and Additional DC will be women along with Roopa. Sindhu will replace Sasikanth Senthil who resigned from Indian Administrative Services on Friday in a shocking move.
Batting for women empowerment, Sindhu urged more women to take up civil and uniform services as their careers, while also expressing her happiness over being appointed as only the second woman DC of the District.
She also sought assistance and cooperation from the residents of the District in ensuring smooth administration.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
