Suman Pennekar takes charge in Ballari
Suman D. Pennekar, a 2013-batch Indian Police Service officer, assumed the role of Superintendent of Police for Ballari district on Thursday following the recent violence in the city. She replaced Ranjith Kumar Bandaru, who was given additional charge after Pavan Nejjur was suspended. This appointment comes amidst scrutiny of the district police administration following the January 1 incident that resulted in a Congress activist's death and triggered several transfers and suspensions.
6 JAN 2026
— The Hindu
Five days after Ballari SP suspended, no replacement yet
8 JAN 2026
· THIS STORY — The Hindu
Suman D. Pennekar assumed the role of Superintendent of Police for Ballari district following the recent violence and scrutiny of the district police administration.
To respect publishing rights, SatyaDheesh does not host full copyrighted news copy. You can read the complete article on the publisher's platform: