Former Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao seeks voluntary retirement, writes to state govt
Bengaluru: Additional Director General of Police (Railways) and former Commissioner of Bengaluru Police, Bhaskar Rao has written to the state government requesting the government to relieve him from duty as he wishes to take voluntary retirement from the service.
The former top-cop of the state’s capital has cited ‘personal reasons’ for his decision to avail of voluntary retirement from the police service.
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Speculations are rife that Rao is anticipating entry into politics, hence has come to the decision of taking voluntary retirement. Reports also suggest he is planning to contest for the post of MLA from Malleshwar or Basanagudi assembly constituencies.
An IPS officer of the 1990 batch, Rao has served as the Police Commissioner of Bengaluru and is currently posted as the ADGP of Railway Police.
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Agra man arrested for harassing, touching inappropriately Czech tourist visiting Taj Mahal
Agra, Apr 6 (PTI): A man was arrested for allegedly harassing and touching inappropriately a tourist from the Czech Republic visiting the Taj Mahal, police said on Sunday.
The alleged incident occurred on April 3 and the arrest was made after a thorough investigation, they said.
In a written complaint at the Tourist police station, the woman alleged that she was "touched inappropriately and harassed" while walking along the Shamshan Ghat Road around 1 pm, they added.
The police registered a case and began a probe, deploying multiple teams to nab the accused.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Taj Security) Syed Areeb Ahmed said, "A case was registered on the complaint of the foreign woman. Several teams were deployed to search for the accused. (Footage from) several CCTV cameras covering the area was scanned. After investigation, the accused Karan Rathore was arrested on Sunday."
The woman has identified Rathore as the accused and he has been taken into custody, the officer said.
