<p>Bengaluru: MA Saleem, a 1993-batch IPS officer, is the new chief of Karnataka police.</p><p>In a notification issued on Wednesday, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) placed Saleem in concurrent charge of the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) until further orders. He replaced Alok Mohan, a 1987-batch IPS officer, whose term as the head of the police force (HoPF) ended on Wednesday. </p>.'Ready to provide more elephants to mitigate conflicts,' says Siddaramaiah as Karnataka hands over 4 trained jumbos to Andhra .<p>Saleem took charge as the new DG&IGP on Wednesday evening. He will continue to be the DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Special Units and Economic Offences, Bengaluru.</p><p>Speaking on the occasion, Mohan said, "We always believe in teamwork and I can only say the achievements of the state police have the contributions of each one of you. I can state with full conviction that the Karnataka state police is the best police force. Each of you individually are outstanding officers. Together you are a force to reckon with. Even the German police recognised that they will learn from us when their delegation was here. I can say with a lot of satisfaction that I was the leader of a team of outstanding teammates." </p><p>Mohan was the longest-serving IPS officer in Karnataka, serving for 38 and a half years.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: MA Saleem, a 1993-batch IPS officer, is the new chief of Karnataka police.</p><p>In a notification issued on Wednesday, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) placed Saleem in concurrent charge of the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) until further orders. He replaced Alok Mohan, a 1987-batch IPS officer, whose term as the head of the police force (HoPF) ended on Wednesday. </p>.'Ready to provide more elephants to mitigate conflicts,' says Siddaramaiah as Karnataka hands over 4 trained jumbos to Andhra .<p>Saleem took charge as the new DG&IGP on Wednesday evening. He will continue to be the DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Special Units and Economic Offences, Bengaluru.</p><p>Speaking on the occasion, Mohan said, "We always believe in teamwork and I can only say the achievements of the state police have the contributions of each one of you. I can state with full conviction that the Karnataka state police is the best police force. Each of you individually are outstanding officers. Together you are a force to reckon with. Even the German police recognised that they will learn from us when their delegation was here. I can say with a lot of satisfaction that I was the leader of a team of outstanding teammates." </p><p>Mohan was the longest-serving IPS officer in Karnataka, serving for 38 and a half years.</p>
