Karnataka government transfers IPS Officer D Roopa Moudgil amid allegations by DIG Vartika Katiyar
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has transferred senior IPS officer D Roopa Moudgil following allegations made by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vartika Katiyar, who accused her superior of misconduct involving confidential documents.
In an official order issued by the state government, D Roopa Moudgil has been transferred to the post of Managing Director, Karnataka Silk Marketing Board Limited, Bengaluru. The order further stated that the post is declared equivalent in status and responsibilities to that of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), as per Rule 12 of the IPS (Pay) Rules 2016.
The controversy began when Vartika Katiyar, a 2010 batch IPS officer, submitted a complaint on February 20 to Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, with a copy sent to Director General of Police Alok Mohan. In her complaint, Vartika alleged that on September 6, 2024, two police personnel under D Roopa’s direction entered her chamber, planted confidential documents, and photographed them. These images were later shared via WhatsApp.
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The complaint specifically named Head Constable Manjunath T S and Home Guard Mallikarjun, stating that they accessed her office using keys from the Control Room while she was absent. Expressing concerns over potential future incidents, Vartika wrote, "If anything wrong happens, D Roopa will be directly responsible." She further alleged that Roopa had threatened to submit a negative annual report against her.
As part of the administrative reshuffle, Vartika Katiyar has also been transferred and posted as DIG and Additional Commandant General, Home Guards, and Ex-officio Additional Director, Civil Defence, Bengaluru.
The state government has not linked the transfers to the allegations and is yet to comment on whether further action will be taken regarding the allegations.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
