Bhaskar Rao is an Indian politician and former police officer of 1990 batch of Karnataka cadre. In 2019, he started working as the Commissioner of Police of Bengaluru City Police. He has served as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in the Karnataka State Reserve Police and Internal Security Division. In 2021, he was appointed as the ADGP for Railways. In 2022, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP); However, in 2023, he left the Aam Aadmi Party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Bhaskar Rao was born on Sunday, 24 May 1964 (age 58 years; as in 2022) in Chennai. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He grew up in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru. He studied at Sri Kumaran Children’s Home in Jayanagar, Bengaluru. Later, he studied at Notre Dame Academy in Patna, Bihar. He did pre-university courses in history, economics, sociology and political science from St. Joseph’s Arts and Science College in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has a degree in Psychology, Economics and Sociology from the National College, Jayanagar, Bengaluru. Later, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Bengaluru University. When he studied in college, he was a cadet in NCC.
A picture of Bhaskar Rao from his college days
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
He was born to Modiyam Ganga Raju and Naga Ratnam. He has a sister.
Bhaskar Rao with his parents and sister
wife and children
His wife Chandrika Pani Rao is a pediatrician. The couple have two children, a son and a daughter.
Bhaskar Rao with his wife and children
signature/autograph
livelihood
IPS
Police Officer
In October 1992, he was appointed as the Assistant Superintendent of Police in Davanagere, Karnataka. In March 1993, he was appointed as the Assistant Superintendent in Shivamogga, Karnataka. In March 1994, he was promoted as Deputy Commissioner of Police in Hubli and Dharwad regions of Karnataka. In September 1996, he was appointed as the Superintendent of Police in Madikeri area of Kodagu district of Karnataka. In December 1999, he was appointed as Superintendent of Police to the United Nations in Yugoslavia. From April 2001 to July 2002, he served as the Superintendent of Police in a rural district in Karnataka.
Managing Director
In August 2002, he became the managing director of Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited in Bengaluru. In June 2003, he stepped down as managing director.
police Commissioner
From July 2003 to February 2004, he served as the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Bengaluru.
director
From March 2004 to May 2007, he served as the Director of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation in Mysore, Karnataka. He was also elected as one of the board members of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation.
police Commissioner
From June 2007 to January 2008, he served as the Commissioner of Police in Mysore, Karnataka.
Transport and Road Safety Commissioner
From July 2008 to May 2011, he served as the Transport and Road Safety Commissioner in Bengaluru. He was a member of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. He was also a member of the Northwest Road Corporation. Later, he became a member of the State Transport Authority.
Inspector General of Police
From May 2011 to September 2013 he served as Inspector General of Police. He was made in-charge of several departments including coastal security, state industrial security, anti-Naxal operations, railway security and police training.
Additional Director General of Police
In January 2015, he was appointed as the Additional Director General of Police in Bengaluru. From January 2015 to June 2015, he handled the state criminal records and police IT department. He held the charge of the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement from July 2015 to December 2015. From January 2016 to December 2016, he was made in-charge of crime, technical services, forensic lab and canine squad. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in India, he served as the Special Nodal Officer to monitor the implementation of rules and regulations related to COVID-19 in Vijayapura, Bagalkot and Belagavi districts. He introduced a set of COVID-19 guidelines requesting all associations of traders and members of the Belagavi Chamber of Commerce to use masks and sanitizers and follow social distancing norms.
police Commissioner
In August 2019, he was appointed as the Commissioner of Police in Bengaluru.
Politician
In 2022, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Bhaskar Rao with AAP co-founder Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi
After being a member of AAP for 11 months, he left AAP and joined BJP in March 2023. While talking about why he left AAP in an interview, he said that AAP members do not work like a political party but like an MNC. He said,
They (you) say one thing and do another, they are an extremely strange party, eccentric, they do not take each other into confidence, and they do not behave like a party but like an MNC (Multinational Company). Let’s work. “They don’t trust their own leaders there, they have external paid observers to keep an eye on their leaders.”
Awards and Honors
- 2000: Awarded the United Nations Medal for services rendered in international peacekeeping in war zones
- 2008: Received Police Medal for meritorious service on Indian Independence Day
- 2015: Received President’s Medal for distinguished service on Indian Independence Day
Facts/General Knowledge
- Bhaskar Rao is a fitness enthusiast. He is a long-distance runner and avid cyclist. He has participated in many marathons like Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, Pondicherry Marathon, Bangalore Half Marathon and Cauvery Trail Half Marathon.
Bhaskar Rao riding a bicycle
- In 2008, when he was serving as the Transport and Road Safety Commissioner in Bengaluru, he participated in the ‘Tour of the Nilgiris’, an eight-day 900 km cycling event to promote the use of bicycles as a mode of transport. .
- In 2014, Bhaskar Rao became the first police commissioner of Belgaum city in Karnataka.
- In 2017, he led a cycling event called ‘Karnataka Darshan’ in which a group of 60 policemen rode across Karnataka to support the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ and spread awareness about the use of toilets, plastic waste, ecological Covered a distance of more than 1756 kilometers on bicycle. Conservation, and much more.
Bhaskar Rao with other policemen during the ‘Karnataka Darshan’ cycling program in Bengaluru.
- He launched a tree planting initiative under which KSRP officers were to plant 2200 teak saplings in the premises of India Reserve Battalion (IRB) Munirabad, Karnataka.
- In 2020, he gave a TEDx talk on the topic ‘The Importance of Community Connections’.
- In May 2020, he faced criticism after attending a church service at St. Mark’s Cathedral in violation of Indian government norms on social distancing.
- In 2020, he requested Yograj Bhatt, an Indian filmmaker, to make a music video to inspire and appreciate the volunteers who helped people fight COVID-19.
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