All You Need To Know About Bastar’s ‘Controversial’ Top Cop Who’s Reportedly Been Replaced

Shiv Ram Prasad Kalluri, the inspector general of police for Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, has gone on medical leave amid outrage over abusive and threatening messages allegedly sent from his phone to rights activists and lawyers in the state. 

A News18 report suggests that he has been sent on forced leave by the state government.

However, Kalluri told Rediff.com on Thursday that he has no clue either about him being replaced or going on leave! 

Some activists recently claimed they received abusive texts from him for seeking protection for activist Bela Bhatia, who was attacked and threatened by a mob at her house in Bastar. The activists suspect that the assault had something to do with Kalluri.  

b’Civil right activist Bela Bhatia’

Kalluri has reportedly been replaced by Dantewada Deputy Inspector General of Police Sundar Raj P as the chief of the insurgency-hit region. Sundar Raj was handed over the responsibility a day after taking over as Dantewada DIG, reports Indian Express. 

Here is all you need to know about the ‘controversial cop’:

b’Former Bastar Inspector Generalxc2xa0Shiv Ram Prasad Kalluri (in the middle)/ Source: PTI’
b’Source: PTI’
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