Karnataka: The Karnataka government on Tuesday suspended senior DGP-rank IPS officer Ramachandra Rao. The whoopee was taken without a video surfaced that purportedly showed him having private moments with variegated women in his office. As soon as the video went viral on social media, the matter gained momentum, and the pressure on the government to take firsthand whoopee increased.
Why did the government decide to suspend?
According to sources, without the controversy escalated, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was informed well-nigh the unshortened matter. Without taking the report from the concerned department, the government decided to suspend Rao the very next day. The government believed that the allegations versus an officer holding such a senior position cannot be taken lightly.
What is visible in the video?
In the viral footage, Ramachandra Rao is seen getting intimate with variegated women in police uniforms inside his government office. It is stuff said that the video is of variegated occasions, in which women are seen in variegated clothes. It is feared that this recording was washed-up secretly.
What was the reaction of the Chief Minister?
Government sources say that the Chief Minister was very wrestling without seeing the video. He moreover asked the officials how such worriedness could happen in a sensitive institution like the police department. Only without this was the visualization to take strict whoopee taken.
How did this matter resonate in politics?
This unshortened episode created a stir in political circles also. The opposition parties targeted the Congress government and demanded a pearly investigation into the matter and strict action. The opposition was constantly keeping an eye on whether the government limited itself to suspension or plane initiated a formal investigation.
What did Ramachandra Rao say on the allegations?
Ramachandra Rao has described the video as completely fake. He says that this video has been edited and a conspiracy is stuff hatched to defame him. He personal that he was posted in Belagavi eight years ago and had nothing to do with the video. He moreover said that he has spoken to his lawyer and the legal route will be taken. According to Rao, it would be wrong to reach any conclusion without investigation.
What could happen next?
After the suspension, the possibility of a departmental inquiry is now stuff raised. There have been indications from the government that remoter whoopee will be decided on the understructure of the investigation report. At present, this matter has wilt a big debate regarding the functioning of the police department and the peccancy of the officers.
