Bengaluru: Newly formed BJP Government in Karnataka on Friday transferred Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Alok Kumar.

Alok Kumar had taken charge as the Police Commissioner of City on June 17 and has been transferred within 45 days of taking charge.

Senior IPS officer Bhaskar Rao will now take charge as the Bengaluru Police Commissioner.

Bhaskar was serving as ADGP Karnataka Reserved Police. Alok Kumar will now take this charge from Bhaskar.

In Photo: Alok Kumar.

Newly appointed Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao takes charge at the commissioner office in Bengaluru.

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New Delhi (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their impressive run, thrashing Delhi Capitals by nine wickets in their IPL match here on Monday.

Opting to bowl, pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/5) and Josh Hazlewood (4/12) shared seven wickets, while Rasikh Salam Dar (1/21) and Syuash Sharma (1/7) also contributed as RCB bowled out DC for 75 -- lowest score of this season.

For DC, Abishek Porel (30), David Miller (19) and Kyle Jamieson (12) provided some respectability to the total after being reduced to 8 for 6 in 4th over.

In reply, Devdutt Padikkal (34), Jacob Bethell (20) and Virat Kohli (23) completed the chase in 6.3 overs.

Brief Score:

DC: 75 all-out in 16.3 overs (Abishek Porel 30; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/5, Josh Hazlewood 4/12).

RCB: 77 for 1 in 6.3 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 34; Kyle Jamieson 1/42).