Bhaskar Rao is an Indian politician and a 1990-batch former police officer of the Karnataka cadre. In 2019, he started working as the Police Commissioner of Bengaluru City Police. Worked as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in Karnataka State Reserve Police and Internal Security Division. In 2021, he was appointed as ADGP of 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; as of 2022) in Chennai. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He grew up in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru. Studied at Sri Kumaran Orphanage in Jayanagar, Bengaluru. He later studied at Notre Dame Academy in Patna, Bihar. He did his pre-university course in history, economics, sociology and political science at St. Joseph’s College of Arts and Science in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He holds a degree from National College of Psychology, Economics and Sociology, Jayanagar, Bengaluru. He later earned a master’s degree in economics from Bengaluru University. When he was in college, he was a cadet at NCC.
A photo of Bhaskar Rao during his college days
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
He was born to Modiam Ganga Raju and Naga Ratnam. has one sister.
Bhaskar Rao with his parents and sister
wife and children
His wife, Chandrika Pani Rao, is a pediatrician. The couple has two children, one son and one daughter.
Bhaskar Rao with his wife and children
signature/autograph
Career
IPS
Superintendent of Police
In October 1992, he was posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police in Davanager, Karnataka. In March 1993, he was appointed as Assistant Superintendent in Shivamogga, Karnataka. In March 1994, he was promoted as Deputy Commissioner of Police in Hubli and Dharwad districts of Karnataka. In September 1996, he was appointed as Superintendent of Police in Madikeri District of Kodagu District, Karnataka. In December 1999, he was appointed as the United Nations Superintendent of Police in Yugoslavia. From April 2001 to July 2002, he served as Superintendent of Police in a rural district in Karnataka.
Managing Director
In August 2002, he became the Managing Director of the Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation in Bengaluru. In June 2003, he resigned as managing director.
Commissioner of Police
He served as Deputy Commissioner of Police in Bengaluru from July 2003 to February 2004.
Director
From March 2004 to May 2007, he served as the Director of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation in Mysuru, Karnataka. He was also elected as one of the board members of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation.
Commissioner of Police
From June 2007 to January 2008, he served as the Commissioner of Police in Mysuru, Karnataka.
Commissioner of Transport and Road Safety
He served as the Commissioner of Transport and Road Safety in Bengaluru from July 2008 to May 2011. 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 worked as the Inspector General of Police. He headed many 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 Additional Director General of Police, Bengaluru. From January 2015 to June 2015, he ran the state’s criminal records and police IT department. From July 2015 to December 2015, he was in charge of the Civil Rights Protection Directorate. From January 2016 to December 2016, he worked at the criminal, technical service, forensic laboratory and dog squad. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, he served as Special Officer overseeing the implementation of rules and regulations regarding COVID-19 in Vijayapura, Bagalkot and Belagavi districts. He introduced a set of COVID-19 guidelines to members of all traders’ associations and Belagavi Chamber of Commerce to use masks and sanitizers and follow social distancing rules.
Commissioner of Police
In August 2019, he was appointed as the Bengaluru Police Commissioner.
politican
In 2022, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Bhaskar Rao with Arvind Kejriwal, co-founder of AAP, in Delhi
After 11 months as a member of AAP, he left AAP and joined BJP in March 2023. In an interview, while talking about why he left AAP, he said that AAP members do not work as a political party but as an MNC. She said,
They (AAP) say one thing and do another, they are an extremely quixotic party, capricious, they do not trust each other and they function not as a party but as an MNC (multinational company). They don’t trust their leaders there, they have outside paid monitors watching their leaders.
Awards and honors
- 2000: Awarded the United Nations Medal for Service to International Peace in a War Zone
- 2008: Received Police Medal for Meritorious Service on Indian Independence Day
- 2015: Received the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service on India’s Independence Day
Facts/Trivia
- Bhaskar Rao is a fitness enthusiast. He is an avid long-distance runner and cyclist. He has participated in many marathons like Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, Pondicherry Marathon, Bangalore Half Marathon and Kaveri Trail Half Marathon.
Bhaskar Rao while cycling
- In 2008, when he was serving as the Transport and Road Safety Commissioner in Bengaluru, he participated in the ‘Tour of the Nilgiris’, a 900-km cycle ride over eight days to promote the use of bicycles as a means of transport.
- In 2014, Bhaskar Rao became the first Commissioner of Police in the city of Belgaum, Karnataka.
- In 2017, he led the ‘Karnataka Darshan’, a cycling event in which a team of 60 police officers covered over 1,756 km on a bicycle across Karnataka to support the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’ and spread awareness about toilets, plastic waste, environmental conservation and more.
Bhaskar Rao with other police officers during the ‘Karnataka Darshan’ cycling event in Bengaluru
- He launched a tree planting initiative under which KSRP officers were to plant 2,200 teak saplings at the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) in Munirabad, Karnataka.
- In 2020, he gave a TEDx talk on The Importance of Public Relations.
- 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 asked Indian filmmaker Yogaraj Bhat to make a music video to motivate and appreciate volunteers helping people fight against COVID-19.
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