Karnataka govt transfers Rohini Sindhuri, D Roopa without posting after public spat

The two have accused each other of violating the Civil Services Conduct rules, and that they had brought it to the notice of the appropriate authorities.

India

oi-Deepika S

Two
top
Karnataka
women
officers,
who
were
indulged
in
an
ugly
public
spat
have
been
transferred
without
posting
on
Tuesday.

The
quarrel
between
Karnataka
State
Handicrafts
Development
Corporation
Managing
Director
Roopa,
an
IPS
officer,
and
IAS
officer
Rohini
Sindhuri,
the
Muzrai
Department
Commissioner,
has
shocked
bureaucratic
circles
in
the
state.

The
issue
this
time
began
with
Roopa
taking
to
social
media
and
alleging
several
“wrongdoings”
of
Sindhuri.
She
also
made
personal
remarks,
accusing
Sindhuri
of
misconduct
and
releasing
personal
pictures
of
her
alleging
that
it
was
shared
by
her
with
a
few
male
officers.

Terming
the
allegations
as
baseless,
Sindhuri
alleged
Roopa
is
making
such
comments
against
her
out
of
personal
hatred,
and
was
behaving
as
if
she
had
lost
her
mental
balance.

IAS
vs
IPS:
Top
female
bureaucrats
in
Karnataka
indulge
in
ugly
public
spat,
share
‘private
pics’
on
Facebook

The
two
have
accused
each
other
of
violating
the
Civil
Services
Conduct
rules,
and
that
they
had
brought
it
to
the
notice
of
the
appropriate
authorities.

Sindhuri
said
she
will
take
legal
and
other
actions
with
appropriate
authorities
for
Roopa’s
actions
amounting
to
misconduct
and
criminal
offences
under
various
sections
of
the
Indian
Penal
Code.

Amid
continuing
allegations
and
counter
allegations,
Sindhuri
on
Monday
met
the
Chief
Secretary
and
presented
her
case.