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Umesh Kumar replaces Ramachandra Rao as DGP of DCREThis post was earlier held by Rao. Kumar also holds the post of DGP (Recruitment).
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Representative image of a police van.

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Bengaluru: Following the suspension of senior IPS officer K Ramachandra Rao, the state government on Wednesday placed Umesh Kumar in concurrent charge as the DGP of Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE). 

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This post was earlier held by Rao. Kumar also holds the post of DGP (Recruitment). 

Rao was placed under suspension after purported “sleaze” videos of him allegedly inside his office were leaked on the public domain.

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(Published 22 January 2026, 06:46 IST)