Vikash Kumar Vikash, IPS has been appointed Inspector General of Police, Internal Security Division, Bengaluru, with immediate effect. His suspension was revoked the same day, pending disciplinary proceedings.
Published Jul 31, 2025 | 8:29 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 31, 2025 | 8:29 PM
(LTR) B Dayananda, IPS and Vikash Kumar Vikash, IPS
Synopsis: Three IPS officers suspended following the 4 June stampede outside Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium have been assigned key posts in the state capital after being reinstated by the Karnataka government. B Dayananda has been appointed ADGP, Prisons and Correctional Services, while Shekhar H Tekkannavar will serve as SP, Intelligence; Vikash Kumar Vikash, whose suspension was revoked separately, has been made IGP, Internal Security Division.
Days after revoking the suspension of police officers held directly responsible for the 4 June stampede outside Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium – which left 11 dead and over 50 injured – the Karnataka government has assigned prominent postings to three of them in the state capital.
On Thursday, 30 July, B Dayananda, IPS was appointed Additional Director General of Police, Prisons and Correctional Services, Bengaluru. Shekhar H Tekkannavar, IPS has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Intelligence, Bengaluru.
The duo had been reinstated on Monday along with Karnataka State Police officers C Balakrishna and AK Girish.
Notably, Vikash Kumar Vikash, IPS – who was excluded from Monday’s reinstatement order – has also been appointed Inspector General of Police, Internal Security Division, Bengaluru, with immediate effect.
His suspension was revoked the same day, pending disciplinary proceedings, similar to the four officers reinstated earlier.
He was the sole officer who had challenged the suspension, successfully securing a favourable ruling from the Central Administrative Tribunal, prompting the state to file an appeal. The Karnataka High Court is hearing the matter, with the next hearing scheduled for Friday.
Meanwhile, in an affidavit filed before the High Court on 25 July, the government defended the suspensions, stating: “This is not merely a case of officers not being the best at their duty. It is a case of not following due procedures and failing to act despite receiving 24 hours’ advance notice.”
