Umesh Kumar posted in place of suspended DGP

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday posted Umesh Kumar in concurrent charge of DGP Civil Rights Enforcement. His appointment came after the suspension of DGP CRE K Ramachandra Rao after his purported obscene video went viral in social media and television news channels too beamed it.

"Umesh Kumar, IPS, Director General of Police, Recruitment, Bengaluru is placed in Concurrent Charge of the post of Director General of Police, Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement with immediate effect and until further orders," the government order read.