Quarrel Between Lady IAS & IPS Officers in Karnataka; Both Transferred Without Posting  

Bengaluru: Squabble between two women officers became a worry for the Karnataka government, which had to transfer both of them without posting on Tuesday. Both of them complained against each other to the Karnataka Chief Secretary. On Monday, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanedra had warned action over what he called the “bad behaviour” of these two officers.

This quarrel occurred between D Roopa Moudgil, an IPS officer, and Rohini Sinduri, who is an IAS cadre.

The ugly slugfest between these two senior officers went sky-high on Sunday when D Roopa shared private photos of Rohini Sindhuri on Facebook. She alleged that Rohini Sindhuri had violated service conduct rules by sending her photos to three male IAS officers in 2021 and 2022.

D Roopa met Karnataka Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma on Monday regarding the matter.”What does it mean when these kinds of pictures are sent to male senior officials? This is not a private matter. I am publishing these pictures now because I was able to access it only now. If I had received it earlier, I would have published it. This is not a private matter. I will take this up further. This is a violation of the code of conduct,” D Roopa told reporters on Monday.

Rohini Sindhuri retaliated by giving a statement to the media, “She is neither my boss, nor my senior, nor is she the government. She can’t keep on questioning my professional decisions on the public platform. It is not proper for an officer. It’s against the conduct rules.” Rohini Sindhuri also threatened to pursue legal action.