Bengaluru: The Karnataka state government has ordered the transfer of 21 IAS officers with immediate effect. This follows the transfer of 25 IPS officers on July 3.

Assistant Secretary of the State Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Yukesh Kumar S., has mandated that all transferred officers report to their new assignments immediately.

List of Transferred IAS Officers:

  1. Dr. Ram Prasath Manohar V. as Additional Secretary to the Urban Development Department and Chairman of the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
    2. Nitesh Patil as Director of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
    3. Dr. Arundhathi Chandrashekar as Commissioner for Panchayath Raj.
    4. Jyothi K. as Commissioner for Textile Development & Director of Handlooms & Textiles.
    5. Sridhara C. N. as Director of Social Audit, Rural Development, and Panchayat Raj Department.
    6. Dr. Rajendra K. V. as Director of Tourism and Managing Director of the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation.
    7. Chandrasekhar Nayaka L. as Additional Commissioner for Commercial Taxes (Enforcement).
    8. Vijaymahantesh B. Danammanavar as Deputy Commissioner of Haveri District.
    9. Govinda Reddy as Deputy Commissioner of Gadag District.
    10. Raghunandan Murthy as Commissioner of Treasuries, Bengaluru.
    11. Dr. Gangadharaswamy G. M. as Deputy Commissioner of Davanagere District.
    12. Lakshmikanth Reddy G. as Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru District.
    13. Nitish K. as Deputy Commissioner of Raichur District.
    14. Mohammad Roshan as Deputy Commissioner of Belagavi District.
    15. Shilpa Sharma as Deputy Commissioner of Bidar District.
    16. Dileesh Sasi as Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for E-Governance.
    17. Lokhande Snehal Sudhakar as Managing Director of Karnataka Vidyut Karkhane Limited.
    18. Shreeroopa as Commissioner of the Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services.
    19. Gitte Madhav Vitthal Rao as General Manager (Rehabilitation & Resettlement), Bagalkote.
    20. Hemanth N. as Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayath, Shivamogga District.
    21. Nongjai Mohd Ali Akram Shah as Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayath, Vijayanagara District.

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Pune (PTI): The Porsche car crash case exposed "systemic corruption," but the Pune Police have successfully uncovered the nexus behind the replacement of the accused juvenile's blood samples with those of his mother, Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said on Wednesday.

The case made national headlines after the high-end car allegedly driven by the 17-year-old boy in an inebriated state mowed down motorcycle-borne IT professionals Anish Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa in the Kalyani Nagar area on May 19 last year.

"Last year’s Porsche car crash case sparked widespread discussions about Pune’s deteriorating social culture, alleged police corruption, and several other issues. Amid all the criticism, one positive aspect stood out: the case exposed systemic corruption.

"It also demonstrated how the police, working within the same system, managed to uncover the entire nexus behind the replacement of the juvenile’s blood samples with those of his mother," Kumar said while addressing Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, an initiative aimed at raising awareness against drug addiction, organised at Modern College.

He added that the juvenile has been released since he was a minor.

"However, his mother has remained in jail for over a year, and his father continues to be behind bars. Doctors from Sassoon Hospital and others involved are also still in jail," Kumar said, adding that one mistake by a child, and an attempt by his parents to cover it up, destroyed an entire family.

He said the police will follow up on this case until every guilty person is punished.

Kumar also appealed to students to stay away from intoxicating substances and drugs.

"You are not only endangering your own life but also putting your entire family at risk," he said, urging the youth not to fall prey to harmful addictions.

"Instead, stand strong and act as a force to ensure that drug abuse is curbed in your surroundings. We assure you of full police support," he added.

He further stated that if youth from all colleges unite and decide to end this menace, "the day is not far when not even one gram of drug will be sold in the city".

The investigation into the car crash had revealed that the juvenile's blood samples were replaced with those of his mother.

The roles of Dr Ajay Taware, head of the forensic department, Medical Officer Shreehari Halnor, and a hospital staffer came under scrutiny.

While the mother is currently out on bail, the juvenile’s father, Sassoon Hospital doctors Taware and Halnor, staffer Atul Ghatkamble, two middlemen, Ashpak Makandar and Amar Gaikwad, and others remain in jail for the alleged blood sample swap.