Karwar: The transfer of Uttara Kannada SP Shiva Prakash Devaraju, has made way for Dr. Suman D Pennekar, to become the first-ever Superintendent of the Uttara Kannada District. Dr. Suman took charge as the SP of the district on Sunday and has assumed office.

An IPS officer from the 2013 batch of Karnataka Cadre, Dr, Suman's previous posting was at Karnataka Police Academy as the Deputy Director. She has also served as the SP of the Kodagu district. 

Speaking to Vartha Bharati, on her priorities as the chief of district police, Suman said she was understanding the district as this was her first posting in the region and said she wants to control the crime rate in the district.

"I am trying to understand the district. The focus will definitely be on controlling the crime and maintaining peace here. I will personally go through the crime files and will chalk out a plan to bring down the number of crimes," Suman told Vartha Bharati over a phone call.

Shiva Prakash Devaraju has been transferred as the Superintendent of Police of the Gadag district.

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Tiruchirapalli (PTI): A campaign office of the actor Vijay-led TVK was allegedly torched by unidentified miscreants in Kamanayakkanpalayam village near Srirangam in the early hours of Friday, police said.

According to the police, the damage is minimal. Fire had engulfed the thatched roof providing shade at the entrance of the building that served as the party’s election office for the Srirangam constituency.

While on social media, a CCTV footage of two unidentified men fleeing on motorbike is being circulated as the culprits, police said the video footage is yet to be verified.

Based on a complaint lodged by TVK, the Pettaivaithalai Police have registered a case and initiated a search for the perpetrators.