The Karnataka Cabinet recently took a decisive step, partially rejecting the report from the Keshav Narayana Commission that had investigated the alleged suicide of Deputy Superintendent of Police M.K. Ganapathy in 2016. Instead, the government chose to adopt the recommendations presented by M.K. Srivastava, a retired Director-General of Police.
The original one-man commission, led by retired Justice Keshav Narayana, had suggested initiating action against certain officers due to procedural lapses identified during their inquiry. However, it had previously exonerated then-Home Minister K.J. George and IPS officers A.M. Prasad and Pranav Mohanty, who were implicated by Ganapathy in a prior interview.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil informed the press that Mr. Srivastava’s report concluded that no action was necessary against the officers. This decision aligns with the fact that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report had already been accepted by the Karnataka High Court, and the Supreme Court had subsequently upheld the closure of the CBI’s case in a Special Leave Petition.
“There is no requirement to proceed with the departmental inquiry against these officers,” Minister Patil affirmed.