Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Karnataka Government Reshuffles IPS Officers, Names Mangaluru Law DCP
The Karnataka government has moved several senior police officers to new jobs.
Sam Varghese will become the law-and-order police chief in Mangaluru City.
He was previously leading the Criminal Investigation Department in Bengaluru.
The Mangaluru position was empty after Mithun HN moved to a job in Gadag.
Anita Bhimappa Haddannavar will take Varghese’s former CID position.
Lakshmi Ganesh K will take Haddannavar’s former Bengaluru post.
Ram L Arasiddi will become Bengaluru City’s intelligence police chief.
The changes take effect immediately where stated by the government order.
Sam Varghese IPS has been appointed DCP (Law and Order), Mangaluru City.
Varghese was transferred from his post as Superintendent of Police, CID, Bengaluru.
The Mangaluru DCP post became vacant after Mithun HN was transferred to become SP, Gadag.
Anita Bhimappa Haddannavar will replace Varghese as Superintendent of Police, CID, Bengaluru.
Ram L Arasiddi was named DCP, Intelligence, Bengaluru City, while Lakshmi Ganesh K became DCP, South West, Bengaluru.
- Who
- Sam Varghese, Mithun HN, Anita Bhimappa Haddannavar, Ram L Arasiddi and Lakshmi Ganesh K are among the IPS officers affected.
- What
- The Karnataka government ordered a reshuffle of IPS officers and assigned them new police posts.
- When
- The reshuffle was ordered on Monday, with Varghese’s transfer taking effect immediately.
- Where
- The postings involve Mangaluru City, Bengaluru, and Gadag in Karnataka.
- Why
- The reshuffle filled the vacant Mangaluru City law-and-order DCP post and reassigned other officers.
- New Mangaluru DCP
- Sam Varghese IPS
- New post
- Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Mangaluru City
- Previous Varghese post
- Superintendent of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Bengaluru
- Previous Mangaluru DCP
- Mithun HN, transferred as Superintendent of Police, Gadag
- CID appointment
- Anita Bhimappa Haddannavar
- Bengaluru Intelligence appointment
- Ram L Arasiddi
- Bengaluru South West appointment
- Lakshmi Ganesh K