Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Karnataka Imposes Five-Year Cooling Period on City Police Posts
The Karnataka government said that police officers who work in city police stations can only stay in those city jobs for up to five years.
This rule covers six big cities like Bengaluru and Mysuru.
It applies to officers called Deputy Superintendents and Inspectors.
The goal is to stop officers from staying in city jobs forever and using money or politics to keep them.
The order was issued by the Karnataka Home Department on a Saturday.
Karnataka government mandates a five‑year cooling period for deputy superintendents and inspectors after city service.
The rule covers six major cities: Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Hubli‑Dharwad, Belagavi, and Kalaburagi.
Eligible executive posts include Law and Order, Traffic, CCB, Railway, Cyber, and Women.
The order aims to stop officers from holding city posts indefinitely using money and political influence.
The Karnataka Home Department issued the order on a Saturday.
- Who
- Karnataka Home Department
- What
- Mandated a five‑year cooling period for certain police officers in city posts
- When
- Order issued on a Saturday
- Where
- Karnataka state, six major cities
- Why
- To prevent officers from holding executive posts indefinitely using money and political influence
- Cooling period
- 5 years
- Affected ranks
- Deputy Superintendent of Police (Civil) and Inspector of Police (Civil)
- Cities
- Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Hubli-Dharwad, Belagavi, Kalaburagi
- Executive posts
- Law and Order, Traffic, CCB, Railway, Cyber, Women
- Issued by
- Karnataka Home Department
- Order date
- Saturday