Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Karnataka Reshuffles Senior IPS Officers, Chetan Takes Mangaluru Post
The Karnataka government changed the jobs of several senior police officers.
Amit Singh was moved from leading the Mangaluru Western Range.
He will now work as Inspector General of Police for the Karnataka State Reserve Police.
R Chetan was appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police for the Mangaluru Western Range.
Chetan will replace Singh in the Western Range leadership.
The Western Range includes important parts of Karnataka’s coastal area.
The new assignments begin immediately.
The government said the changes are part of a broader reassignment of senior police officers.
The Karnataka government transferred and posted several senior IPS officers on Saturday.
Amit Singh was moved from IGP, Mangaluru Western Range, to IGP, Karnataka State Reserve Police.
R Chetan was appointed DIG, Mangaluru Western Range, replacing Singh.
Both postings take effect immediately under the government order.
The reshuffle is part of the government’s exercise to reassign senior police officers.
- Who
- The Karnataka government, Amit Singh, and R Chetan are central to the reshuffle.
- What
- Several senior IPS officers were transferred and posted to new positions, including a leadership change in the Mangaluru Western Range.
- When
- The orders were issued on Saturday and take effect immediately.
- Where
- The changes affect the Mangaluru Western Range and the Karnataka State Reserve Police in Karnataka.
- Why
- The government said the reshuffle is part of an exercise to reassign senior police officers.
- Issuing authority
- Karnataka government
- Amit Singh’s new post
- Inspector General of Police, Karnataka State Reserve Police
- Amit Singh’s previous post
- Inspector General of Police, Mangaluru Western Range
- R Chetan’s new post
- Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mangaluru Western Range
- Officer cadres
- Amit Singh is from the 2007 Karnataka cadre; R Chetan is from the 2010 Karnataka cadre
- Effective date
- Immediately
- Affected region
- Mangaluru Western Range, covering parts of Karnataka’s coastal belt