Controversial IPS officer Shiv Ram Prasad Kalluri, whose tenure as the Inspector General (IG) of Police of Bastar region of Chhattisgarh saw large-scale human right violations and extra-judicial killings, was removed as Bastar IG on Tuesday and was attached to the Chhattisgarh police headquarters in Raipur “without any charge”.
Last week, the Chhattisgarh government had asked him to go on leave for “unspecified duration” after the National Human Rights Commission came down heavily on some senior State officials during a recent meeting. Mr. Kalluri had, however, claimed that he was going on leave on his “own terms”.
The transfer of the controversial officer is likely to trigger protests from the anti-Maoist groups in Bastar which flourished during his tenure. Leaders of these groups were given official residence and would move along with Mr. Kalluri.
