Karnataka govt suspends DGP K Ramachandra Rao over alleged objectionable viral video

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has suspended K Ramachandra Rao, Director General of Police (DGP), Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement, with immediate effect, after his objectionable video went viral. Rao, a 1993-batch Karnataka cadre IPS officer, has been suspended pending inquiry.

The Karnataka government has suspended senior IPS officer K Ramachandra Rao after alleged sleaze video clips involving him went viral

The DGP rank officer is also the stepfather of actress Ranya Rao, arrested last year by DRI in Bengaluru in a gold smuggling case#teluguinsider pic.twitter.com/VYicR1oPrw

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As per the statement, the suspension order, issued under Rule 3(1)(a) of the All India Service (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1969, mandates that Rao will continue to receive subsistence allowance during the period of suspension. He is barred from leaving the headquarters or performing any official duties without the state government’s written permission, the order stated.

The state government cited that the officer’s conduct, as evident from the videos widely broadcast on media platforms, caused embarrassment to the government and violated service conduct rules. An inquiry has been ordered to examine the matter in detail. (ANI)