New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Karnataka government on Monday, August 11, reinstated Director General of police K Ramachandra Rao, who was on a compulsory leave for his alleged link to the gold smuggling case involving his stepdaughter, Ranya Rao.

Notably, DGP Rao has been posted to an upgraded post of Director General of Police, Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement.

In a notification issued, the State Government said that the DGP (DCRE) is equivalent to the post of Director General of CID, Special units and Economic offences under rule 12 of IPS (pay) rules 2016.

In March, DGP Ramachandra Rao was questioned by the Karnataka government-appointed inquiry committee led by Additional Chief Secretary Gaurav Gupta, after the arrest of his ste...