Udupi: In the latest development the Karnataka government withdrew its earlier order wherein Akshay Macchindra was named as the new SP of Udupi District and has now named N Vishnuvardhan for the post on Wednesday evening.

Earlier on December 31, the government had ordered transfer of Udupi SP Nisha James, who took over as the SP of the District in Febraury 2019.

Vishnuvardhan was serving as the as DCP, Bengaluru City. Nisha James has been transferred as the SP of Internal Security Department (ISD) in Bengaluru.

Following the order dated December 31, Akshay Macchindra reached Udupi office to take the charge of the post but due to the last minute call of government to withdraw the order stopped him from taking the charge.

Macchindra who was serving as the ASP of Chincholi sub-division of Kalaburagi District is now transferred as SP of Anti-Naxal Force.

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Mangaluru: The complainant in the Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case on Saturday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the state government to probe the alleged criminal activities under the jurisdiction limits of Dharmasthala Police Station.

The complainant is said to have presented himself before the SIT at the IB office in Kadri, accompanied by his advocates. The complainant is expected to be interrogated in the presence of DIG (Recruitment Division) MN Anucheth, sources have said.

The Karnataka government constituted the SIT under the leadership of Director General of Police (Internal Security Division), Pranav Mohanty, with other key members including DIG (Recruitment Division) MN Anucheth, DCP (CAR Central) Soumya Latha, and SP (Internal Security Division) Jitendra Kumar Dayama.