BENGALURU, May 8 -- Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the decision to revoke the suspension of senior IPS officer K Ramachandra Rao had been taken by chief minister Siddaramaiah, a day after the state government reinstated the officer weeks before his retirement.

Speaking in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms had withdrawn the suspension with the chief minister's approval as Rao is due to retire at the end of May.

"I am not here to say whether the suspension was withdrawn or not. That will be up to the DPR and the Chief Minister. He said that they have taken the decision," Parameshwara said.

The home minister said Rao had submitted an explanation to the chief minist...