Vipul Kumar is Mangaluru’s new Police Commissioner
Mangaluru: Vipul Kumar, a 1999-batch IPS officer, on Wednesday took charge as the new Mangaluru Police Commissioner. He replaced incumbent T.R. Suresh. These two officers were among a few officers transferred by the State Government following directions of the Election Commission.
Mr. Kumar, 49, a native of Jehanabad in Bihar, has done M.Tech in Petroleum Engineering from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. Before coming to IPS, he was the Executive Engineer in the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.
Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Mr. Kumar said an important task before him was to ensure peaceful conduct of the Assembly election in the region.
The IPS officer started as the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Bailhongal Sub Division, Belagavi. He was the Inspector- General of Police (Southern Range) and also the Director of Karnataka Police Academy.
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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
