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Bangalore Mirror’s front page story (Sweepers of the law; dated June 1) has led to DIG HS Venkatesh being removed from his current posting with immediate effect. It was also the topic of discussion at a top-level meeting chaired by chief minister Siddaramaiah. The meeting was held to discuss the June 4 police strike, but the CM came down heavily on police officials present regarding the article.Furious that men in uniform were being used by a DIG for personal work, the CM demanded a fact-finding report on the incident and stated that the official’s act merely added fuel to the fire being stoked by police personnel calling for the June 4 protest.“Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chaired a meeting with chief secretary Arvind Jadhav, home minister Dr G Parameshvara and all other senior police officers, including state police chief Om Prakash, to discuss the planned police strike on June 4.While discussing this, the CM produced the Bangalore Mirror newspaper and became furious. ‘What actually goes on in the police department? Who are these constables in uniform and for whom are they working like this? Who is the officer who has ordered them to do this work in a private place? It really reflects the problems they are facing and how can an officer do this?’ the CM furiously asked the chief secretary and the state police chief. The CM asked for immediate action and also asked for a detailed enquiry into this incident,” a senior police officer present at the meeting said.Speaking to the media, the home minister said that once the news broke, the government transferred the DIG.“Once we saw the news, we took the immediate step and the police officer has been transferred. I have also asked for a report from the state police chief on this issue and once I get the report, the government will take action against the officer,” Dr G Parameshvara said.Speaking to BM, DG and IGP Om Prakash, who was also at the meeting, said that an ADGP-level officer will conduct an inquiry and submit a report to him. “This is not allowed in the department and once I get the report, the action will be taken. I ordered an inquiry once I saw the news,” Om Prakash said.DIG Venkatesh who used his policemen to clean his premises has been removed from his post and has been asked to report to the state police chief office immediately.