Mysuru :
The Mysuru City Police Commissionerate, which was established on Nov. 22 in 1989 by the Government to bifurcate it from the control of Superintendant of Police, will be celebrating its Silver Jubilee with its 16th Commissioner Dr. M. A. Saleem at the helm of affairs.
It may be recalled that V.V. Bhaskar assumed charge as the First City Police Commissioner at the office of the Mounted Police on Lalitha Mahal Road in city on Nov. 22, 1989 and served till 26.5.1990.
It may be recalled that Kempaiah, who has now been appointed as advisor to Home minister K.J.George, during his tenure as City Police Commissioner, had upgraded Mysuru Police Stations besides creating infrastructure like CAR Ground, Horse Park, CCB building and Police Bhavan and also shifting of the office of the Commissionerate from Mounted Police building to the Band Bungalow building in Nazarbad.
The incumbent Commissioner Dr. M.A.Saleem,who has launched many programmes like Shubhodaya, M-Trac to control crimes and traffic violations is planning to make the cultural capital a Model City.
Sources said that Dr. Saleem is planning to felicitate all Police officers who have served as Police Commissioners as part of the Silver Jubilee.
Mementos to cops
It is said that a proposal would be sent to the Government for presentation of mementos to 2,500 cops working under the Commissionerate.
Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Dr. Saleem speaking to SOM said that the date of holding the celebration would be decided in consultations with Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and other dignitaries.
City Police Commissioners:
V.V. Bhaskar- 22.11 1989 to 26.5.1990
K.S. Krishnamurthy- 28.5.1990 to 26.3.1991
Surath Prasad- 26.3.1991 to 10.7.1991
K.S.Mandegara- 3.11.1991 to 3.12.1992
H.R. Kasthuri Rangan- 28.12.1992 to 6.5.1995
Kuchhanna Srinivasan- 6.5.1995 to 8.7.1996
Kempaiah- 8.7.1996 to 16.11.1999
C.Chandrashekar- 17.11.1999 to 21.12.2002
Bipin Gopalakrishna- 21.12.2002 to 7.11.2004
Praveen Sood- 7.11.2004 to 25.6.2007
Bhaskar Rao- 25.6.2007 to 3.1.2008
Dr. P. Ravindranath- 3.1.2008 to 14.7.2008
Dr. S. Pashiva Murthy- 14.7.2008 to 20.6.2009
Sunil Agarwal- 25.6.2009 to 26.1.2012
K.L. Sudheer- 27.1.2012 to 3.7.2013
Dr. M.A.Saleem- 3.7.2013
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday , November 17th, 2014