Arun Chakravarthy takes over as IGP of Western Range

MANGALURU: Jeji Arun Chakravarthy, a 1995 batch IPS officer is new Inspector-General of Police (IGP) of Western Range (WR) of Karnataka State police. He assumed charge from in-charge IGP (WR) and city police chief M Chandra Sekhar at the western range office here on Monday and succeeds Amrith Paul, who has been posted as IGP (administration) in Bengaluru.Arun Chakravarthy incidentally was IGP (Central Range) prior to his current posting.
In a brief interaction with media after assuming charge, Arun said the police department considers the Western Range that consists of Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Chikkamagalur districts as a challenging range. “Almost all challenges that police officers can visualize is present in the range,” he said adding professionally the posting is a good assignment. Arun incidentally has worked as a probationer here attached to the office of superintendent of police.
With his earlier stint as superintendent of police in Raichur and Shivamogga districts, Arun said the issue of Left winged extremism is not something new to him. “Raichur borders Mahabubnagar and Kurnool districts in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states respectively, which have its share of naxalite problem and even parts of Shivamogga too,” Arun said adding he will get a perspective on where things stand as far as naxal menace in the state is concerned.
A topper in Sociology from Bangalore University, Arun born in Chitradurga was selected as customs inspector in 1990, before he joined the IPS five years later. He has worked as SP in Chitradurga district, was deputed to UNO for peace keeping operations in Eastern Europe, as SP in Vijayapura. As DIG, he worked as director of BMTC, directorate of civil rights enforcement cell, and in the Lokayukta too where he continued on his promotion as IGP as well.