Mangaluru: Former Kudligi DySP Anupama Shenoy has shot off a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh requesting action against DG&IGP Om Prakash for not standing by his subordinates and coming under pressure from politicians.
Ms Shenoy, who wrote the letter on July 19, has approached Mr Singh as only the Centre can act against the DG&IGP, who is an IAS-ranked official, her supporters said.
“She has stated that Mr Prakash, coming under pressure from politicians, transferred her and this is not what is expected of the top-most police officer of the state,” sources close to Ms Shenoy said.
“She mentions the suicides of DySPs M.K. Ganapati and Kallappa Handibag, and lists the names of those who allegedly pushed Mr Ganapati over the edge. She has stated that these incidents prove the pathetic state of the police force in the state and the necessity of Mr Singh to intervene,” they said.
Ms Shenoy met Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Digvijay Singh and Oscar Fernandes in Delhi in June this year. “She expects action from Mr Singh and also Mrs Gandhi, and that is why she has not approached the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal,” they said.
Her supporters want to know who were behind her transfer. “The DG&IGP might not have transferred only because of pressure from (former minister) Parameshwar Naik. There could be many others behind this,” they said.
