Bhaskar Rao

Bhaskar Rao
Bhaskar Rao (right) greeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left), in 2017
Additional Director General of Police for Railways
In office
18 February 2021 – 1 April 2022
Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City
In office
2 August 2019 – 1 August 2020
Preceded byAlok Kumar
Succeeded byKamal Pant
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Aam Aadmi Party ( 2022-2023)
OccupationIndian Police Service
Websitebhaskarrao.in

Bhaskar Rao is an Indian politician and former police officer who served as the Commissioner of Bengaluru City Police, from 2 August 2019 to 1 August 2020.[1][2] Rao comes from Bengaluru and was previously Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in the Karnataka State Reserve Police[3] as well as ADGP, Internal security Division.[4] Mr. Rao served as the ADGP, Railways before retiring on 1 April 2022.[5] Post his tenure in the Police department, he joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).[6] He joined Bharathiya Janatha party (BJP) after 11 months of political experience in AAP.[7]

  1. ^ "COVID-19: Bengaluru police chief Bhaskar Rao tells staff aged over 55 to stay at home". The New Indian Express. India: The New Indian Express. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ "ಪಾಸ್‌ ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಲ್ಲಿ ಓಡಾಡಬಹುದು: ಹೊಸ ನಿಯಮಗಳೇನು? ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ ವಿವರ". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Karnataka, India: Vijaya Karnataka. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Meet Bhaskar Rao, Bengaluru City's new Police Commissioner". The Hindu. India. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao transferred to internal security division, Kamal Pant named his replacement". Deccan Herald. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Karnataka Govt. transfers 5 IPS officers". eGov Magazine. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Former cop Bhaskar Rao to join AAP". NEWS TRAIL. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Ex Bengaluru Top Cop Bhaskar Rao Quits AAP, Joins BJP". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.