Seemanth Kumar Singh is new Bengaluru city police chief

In a late-night reshuffle on Thursday, senior IPS officer Seemanth Kumar Singh was appointed as the new Commissioner of Police for Bengaluru, replacing B Dayananda, who was suspended following the tragic stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium that left 11 people dead and over 50 injured.

Seemanth Singh, a 1996-batch IPS officer is currently serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force.(X/@seemantsingh96)

According to an official notification, Singh, a 1996-batch IPS officer currently serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force, has been transferred with immediate effect. He will now hold charge as ADGP and Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, until further notice, news agency PTI reported.