Government to ensure zero vacancy in police department by 2019

Bengaluru, May 12: Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said that police department will have zero vacancy by 2018-19.

Speaking to reporters here after holding a review meeting with senior police officials, including DG&IGP R K Dutta and ADGP (Recruitment) Raghavendra H Auradkar, the minister said that since 2013-14 till date, the department has recruited 1,304 police sub-inspectors and 22,457 constables.

“This information was furnished to the Supreme Court and the court appreciated the efforts made by the state government in the police recruitment. To speed up the recruitment process, we have taken clearance from the Finance Department to add 16,000 policemen in the next three years,” he said.

Parameshwara explained that the total strength of the police force in the state in 2013 was 75,389, excluding IPS officers, and the number of vacancies stood at 19,000.

“As in January 2017, the staff strength has been increased to 1.56 lakh and the vacancies stand at 24,399. However, if the number of recruitments in the past three years are added, the actual number of vacancies would be 17,000. Besides, the other reason for vacancies was that no recruitment took place in 2010 and 2011 as far as PSIs are concerned and, in 2013 the recruitment process was delayed because of confusion over 371 (J) clause,'' he said.

A senior official said that one of the problems with the recruitment is a large number of policemen retiring every year. Around 2,500-3,000 policemen retire every year and the department has to keep tabs on this. “We have set out a target of recruiting 8,000 policemen every year to meet the tally of retiring staff and the vacancies for various reasons. Moreover, the state has eight permanent training schools and 22 temporary schools. At a time, a maximum of 7,000 policemen can attend the training,'' the official said.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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