Sindhuri, Roopa transferred without posting

Team Udayavani, Feb 21, 2023, 3:16 PM IST

The Karnataka government transferred D Roopa Moudgil, an IPS (Indian Police Service) officer, and Rohini Sindhuri, who belongs to the IAS (Indian Administrative Service), without posting on Tuesday, February 21.

The transfer orders came a day after they both complained against each other to the state’s top bureaucrat, the Chief Secretary.

The two women officers were moved out of their departments in a shake-up announced this afternoon.

D Roopa’s husband Munish Moudgil, also an IAS officer, was appointed Principal Secretary of the publicity department.

Roopa had taken to social media allegding several ”wrongdoings” of Sindhuri. She also made personal remarks, accusing Sindhuri of misconduct and released personal pictures of her alleging that it was shared by her with a few male officers. Terming the allegations as baseless, Sindhuri alleged that Roopa, who holds a responsible position, is making such comments against her out of personal hatred, and was behaving as if she had lost her mental balance.

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 has said that 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.