Bhaskar Rao

Bhaskar Rao is an Indian police officer who served as the Commissioner of Bangalore City Police, from 2 August 2019 to 1 August 2020.[1][2] Rao comes from Bangalore and was previously Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in the Karnataka State Reserve Police.[3]

Bhaskar Rao
Bhaskar Rao (right) greeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left), in 2017
Additional Director General of Police for Internal Security
Assumed office
2 August 2020
Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City
In office
2 August 2019 – 1 August 2020
Preceded byAlok Kumar
Succeeded byKamal Pant
Personal details
CitizenshipIndia
NationalityIndian
OccupationIndian Police Service
Websitebhaskarrao.com

During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Rao was criticised for not following Indian government guidelines on social distancing after he attended a church service in May 2020.[4]

Upon the request of Bhaskar Rao, a music video was developed by filmmaker Yogaraj Bhat to encourage volunteers and philanthropists who help people fight Corona disease.[5] In June 2020, Bhaskar Rao felicitated a police constable named G.N. Ravikumar, for rescuing migrant workers and their children, when a tree collapsed on their makeshift shelter at Palace grounds.[6]

Bhaskar Rao (left), in a cycling event, in 2018

References
  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. 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. Reporter, Staff (3 August 2019). "Meet Bhaskar Rao, Bengaluru City's new Police Commissioner". The Hindu. India: The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. Pinto, Nolan; May 18, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 07:59. "Coronavirus: Bengaluru police commissioner denies violating lockdown rules". India Today. India: India Today. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Suresh, Sunayana; 2020; Ist, 00:00. "Covid warriors: Yogaraj Bhat's music video celebrates the state's Covid warriors :Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. India: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Bengaluru: Police constable who rescued migrant workers felicitated". The Times of India. India: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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