DySP suicide: Centre to seek report from state

 BJP state unit president B S Yeddyurappa on Friday said Home Minister Rajnath Singh promised to seek a report from the Karnataka government on the incidents of suicide of police officers.

Yeddyurappa, who met Singh here to appraise him of the situation in the state, also urged the Centre to take immediate steps to review the law and order situation.

“I have explained the harassment meted out to honest police officers in Karnataka by senior ministers as well by top police officials. The home minister promised to seek a report from the state immediately”, he told reporters.

Yeddyurappa also said that he urged the home minister to issue directions to the state to constitute a Special Investigating Team ( SIT) to probe the suicide of DySP Ganapati.

While demanding the sacking of Bengaluru Development Minister K J George, the former chief minister also urged the state government to register cases against senior police officers A M Prasad and Pranab Mohanty. 

Separately, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda also demanded a high-level probe into the incident.

Alleging that the law and order situation in the state has totally collapsed, Gowda said the Congress high command should take note of the current situation.

“These incidents clearly indicate that Home Minister G Parameshwara has lost control over the police department. The state government is yet to realise its mistake in handling the law and order situation, despite the death of several police officers over the past few months, Gowda told reporters.