MA Saleem is the new Karnataka police chief

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, May 22, 2025: MA Saleem, a 1993-batch IPS officer, is the new chief of Karnataka police.

In a notification issued on Wednesday, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) placed Saleem in concurrent charge of the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) until further orders. He replaced Alok Mohan, a 1987-batch IPS officer, whose term as the head of the police force (HoPF) ended on Wednesday.

Saleem took charge as the new DG&IGP on Wednesday evening. He will continue to be the DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Special Units and Economic Offences, Bengaluru.

Speaking on the occasion, Mohan said, "We always believe in teamwork and I can only say the achievements of the state police have the contributions of each one of you. I can state with full conviction that the Karnataka state police is the best police force. Each of you individually are outstanding officers. Together you are a force to reckon with. Even the German police recognised that they will learn from us when their delegation was here. I can say with a lot of satisfaction that I was the leader of a team of outstanding teammates."

Mohan was the longest-serving IPS officer in Karnataka, serving for 38 and a half years.