Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Tuesday that DGP K. Ramachandra Rao has been suspended and could be dismissed without an inquiry. The DGP-rank officer is embroiled in a scandal involving an obscene viral video.
What gave rise to the controversy?
Videos recently went viral on social media showing a man in compromising situations with women. It is stuff personal that the man in the video is Rao. The video was moreover aired on news channels on Monday tangibly showing Rao in compromising situations with women. Rao has denied the video, calling it "fake."
What whoopee has the Karnataka government taken?
The government suspended Rao with firsthand effect, pending a detailed inquiry, citing violation of service rules and self-mastery unbecoming of a government servant. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, the Home Minister said that the suspension was an firsthand step given the seriousness of the matter.
Parameshwara said that an inquiry has been ordered into the incident and remoter whoopee will be taken based on the inquiry report.
"We have suspended him. There will be an inquiry, other aspects will moreover be looked into without the inquiry, and remoter whoopee will be taken accordingly," he said.
“We have taken firsthand action. What remoter whoopee is required will be decided without a detailed investigation. He can plane be dismissed from service. Since this was a serious issue, we felt suspension was necessary at once,” Parameshwara told the media.
On stuff asked whether the suspended officer wanted to meet him, Parameshwara said that he deliberately avoided any interaction.
"It is necessary to be cautious in such a situation, so I did not meet him," he said.
How did the Karnataka government respond to charges leveled by the BJP?
Responding to the BJP's demand for the officer's arrest, the minister indicated that the government is not ruling out remoter stringent whoopee in the future.
"Further whoopee could be different. He could moreover be dismissed," he said.
He moreover said that despite the officer's seniority, the government did not hesitate to take action.
"Immediate whoopee was necessary, so it was not considered that he is a senior officer. Remoter whoopee will be taken based on the inquiry report," Parameshwara said.
When asked well-nigh the complainant, the minister said, "I have no information well-nigh the complainant. Apart from what has initially come to light, I don't know anything else well-nigh this matter."
He widow that the incident had caused embarrassment to the department.
"Such incidents are a matter of shame not only for the police department but for other departments as well," he said.
