Officers suspended over RCB stampede incident reassigned to new posts
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has issued orders reassigning three senior police officers who were previously suspended in connection with the June 4 stampede incident near the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebration.
The state government has formally revoked their suspension orders and reinstated them to active service, as per the latest notification issued on Thursday.
According to the order, former Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B Dayananda, former DCP of the Central Division Shekhar H Tekkannavar, and former Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash have now been posted to new roles.
B. Dayananda has been appointed as the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Prisons and Correctional Services.
Shekhar H Tekkannavar has been posted as Superintendent of Police in the Intelligence Division, while Vikash Kumar Vikash will serve as Inspector General of Police (IGP) in the Internal Security Division.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
