D. Roopa is an Indian Police Service officer, who was appointed as the Managing Director of Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation in 2021. He served in various positions including Additional Commandant General, Commissioner of Traffic and Road Safety and Deputy Inspector General of Prisons in Karnataka. He is well versed in Indian classical music and has sung a song in Kannada language for an album, ‘Bayalatada Bheemanna’ (2019).
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Wiki/Biography
Roopa Diwakar Moudgil was born on Saturday, 12 July 1975 (age 47 years; as in 2022) in Davanagere, Karnataka. His zodiac sign is Cancer. Roopa grew up in Davanagere. He studied Bachelor of Arts (Gold Medalist) from Kuvempu University in Shimoga, Karnataka. He studied Master of Arts in Psychology from Bangalore University.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
Roopa hails from an orthodox Brahmin family in Davanagere, Karnataka.
parents and siblings
His father, JS Diwakar, was an engineer, while his mother, Hemwati, worked as a superintendent in the postal department. Roopa has a younger sister, Rohini Diwakar, who is an Income Tax Commissioner.
husband and children
In 2003, Roopa married IAS officer Munish Moudgil. The couple have two children, a son, Rushil, and a daughter, Anagha.
D. Roopa on holidays with her family
Civil Services
Indian Police Service
In 2000, D. Roopa secured an All India Rank 43 in the UPSC examinations, following which he trained at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad, Telangana, where he secured 5th rank in his batch and was subsequently allotted the Karnataka cadre. to be done. , After her training, Roopa was appointed as the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Dharwad district of North Karnataka.
D. Roopa appointed Superintendent of Police
In 2004, he was tasked with arresting then Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti in a 10-year-old riot case; Roopa along with her team arrested Uma Bharti in Hubli (also spelled Hubli), Karnataka. Before moving to Bengaluru he served as Superintendent of Police (SP) in various districts of Karnataka, including Gadag, Bidar and Yadgir. In 2006, D. Roopa was transferred to Bengaluru, where he worked on several high-profile cases, including the murder case of Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh. In 2008, Roopa, as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), took action to withdraw police vehicles being used without permits in the convoy of former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa; Additionally, he withdrew several police personnel who were deployed as orderlies for VVIPs and politicians, including a former Chief Minister of Karnataka, without proper permission; They recovered around 216 gunmen held by around 81 politicians and around 8 SUV cars of the department held by a former Chief Minister of Karnataka. While working on this case, he suspended his subordinate DSP Masoodi for trying to broker a deal between him and a former MLA in Gadag, Karnataka. In 2013, she became the first woman police officer in the country to head a cyber crime police station. In 2017, he was appointed as the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons in Bengaluru. While working as DIG Jail in Bengaluru Central Jail, Roopa learned that All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary VK Sasikala, who was serving a prison sentence in Bengaluru Central Jail, was given the privilege of getting a personal appointment. was granted. There were living rooms, where she held long meetings with visitors, including politicians, and a private kitchen, where food was prepared as per her liking. Roopa reported this to higher authorities and claimed that Director General of Police (DGP) HN Satyanarayana Rao, Home Department and Prison Department, along with other officials, were responsible for the irregularities in the Bengaluru Central Jail. Roopa further noted that Sasikala was provided VVIP treatment in jail, whereby a corridor consisting of five cells was set aside for her personal use, allegedly in exchange for a bribe of Rs. Rs 2 crore to jail officials. An independent investigation committee led by retired IAS officer Vinay Kumar investigated VK Sasikala’s case in January 2019. Following the case, D. Roopa was transferred to the post after working as DIG (Prisons) in Bengaluru for about a month. The post of Inspector General of Police and Commissioner of Traffic and Road Safety in Bengaluru in July 2017. In 2018, he was allotted the post of Inspector General of Police and Director of Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services. In 2019, he was appointed as the Managing Director of Karnataka State Housing Corporation. On 1 January 2021, he took charge as the Managing Director of Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation. Roopa was promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG) and appointed as the Director of Internal Security Division, Karnataka in 2021. In September 2023, he was appointed as the Inspector General of Police, Internal Security Division.
Controversy
D. Roopa vs Rohini Sindhuri
In February 2023, Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Managing Director D. Roopa shared a photograph of Muzrai Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri on social media, claiming that Sindhuri shared her personal photographs with three IAS officers in 2020 and 2021 And shared videos. In one of the pictures shared by Roopa on social media, Sindhuri can be seen meeting KR Nagar MLA Sa. Ra. Shiva. Roopa listed 19 allegations against Rohini Sindhuri, including allegations of corruption. Talking to the media about this, Rupa said,
What does it mean when such pictures are sent to male superiors? This is not a personal matter. I am publishing these photos now because I have just been able to access them. If I had found it earlier, I would have published it. This is not a personal matter. I will take it further. This is a violation of the code of conduct.”
In response to the allegations made by D. Roopa, Rohini Sindhuri called it false. Sindhuri talked about this in an interview and said,
The pictures are screenshots and were taken from social media posts/Whatsapp status and were used to defame me. This is her (Ms. Rupa’s) standard procedure. He has done this everywhere he has worked. She has always been keen to attract media attention. I will take legal and other action with appropriate authorities for his actions under various sections of IPC for misconduct and criminal offences.
In September 2023, the Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition filed by Roopa.
awards, honors
On 26 January 2016, he was awarded the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
IPS officer D. Roopa Moudgil receiving the President’s Medal from Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala on January 26, 2016
Favorite
- Food: Bisi Bele Bath, Pulao
Facts/General Knowledge
- During her childhood, Roopa’s parents encouraged her to participate in sports, dance and extra-curricular activities. In an interview she talked about this and told that she was good at dancing, especially Bharatnatyam and singing. He has lent his voice to a Kannada language song in the album ‘Bayalaatada Bheemanna’ (2019).
- In an interview, Rupa told that the thought of joining civil services came when she was a school student. He said that a teacher in his school asked the students of his class to discuss with their parents the profession they want to choose in the future and tell the class the next day. Roopa’s mother Hemavati asked her to become a doctor, while her father JS Diwakar said he wanted her to become an IAS or IPS officer. The next day, Roopa went to school, where her teacher made everyone clap for sharing her father’s point, after which she realized that becoming an IAS or IPS officer is something special. Roopa, as a Class 9 student, joined the National Cadet Corps (NCC).
- While studying in the ninth grade, Roopa represented Karnataka at the NCC Republic Day Camp in Delhi on 26 January, where she was inspired by the speech and khaki uniform of Kiran Bedi, the first woman in India to join the Indian officer ranks. Police Service and she started dreaming of becoming an IPS officer. Roopa was adjudged the best NCC cadet in the Republic Day Parade.
D Roopa (as the best National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadet) with the then Prime Minister VP Singh and Minister of Science and Technology Shri Raja Ramanna representing Karnataka in New Delhi on Republic Day.
- Rupa remained a part of NCC. He passed A, B and C certificate of NCC.
- During her college days, she developed interest in fashion after which she participated in many fashion shows and walked the ramp. In the early 90s, Roopa won the title of ‘Miss Davanagere’ while a student at AVK College.
- While filling the form for UPSC exams, he named IPS as his first priority. He chose to be appointed as an IPS even after securing 43rd rank, which is good enough to become an IAS.
- Roopa is a shooter; He has won many awards in shooting during his training at the National Police Academy.
- He was transferred more than 40 times in the 20 years of his career. He shared the transfer history of his career through a tweet and mentioned,
“I have been transferred more than twice the number of years that I have been in my career.”
Yes. I have always believed this. Transfer is part of government job. I have been transferred more than twice the number of years that I have been in my career. Whistleblowers and firm action are rife with risks and I know it. I continue to do my work without any compromise, this post or that post, no matter https://t.co/5mr7xyxKg4
– D Roopa IPS (@D_Roopa_IPS) 31 December 2020
- He was once selected by the Israel Foreign Ministry to be part of the ‘Discover Israel Delegation’ to promote relations between the two countries.
- In an interview, D. Roopa revealed that she often faced some difficulties in marriage because Roopa and her husband, Munish Moudgil, belonged to different cultures; Roopa is from Karnataka, while Munish is from Jalandhar, Punjab. Rupa said that Munish had once expressed her desire to see Rupa perform Karva Chauth, a one-day festival observed by married Hindu women for the well-being and long life of their husbands, from sunrise to moonrise. Fast is observed. However, Roopa explained to him that she did not agree with this tradition and was comfortable following the traditions and cultures of Karnataka.
- Roopa loves traveling and exploring exotic places.
- He has spoken at various TEDx conferences.
D. Roopa at TEDxBangalore event in 2018
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