Mangalore: Public Farewell to IGP Hosur, Noted for Balanced Personality, Efficiency
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Aug 26: At the public farewell extended to the outgoing inspector general of police (western range), Gopal Hosur, in the city on Wednesday August 25, the participants paid rich tributes to the courage, efficiency and people-friendly measures undertaken by him here during his tenure.
Chief guest of the function, Dr Mohan Alva, chairman of Alvas group of institutions, hailed Hosur as an efficient officer, who has always properly assessed the pros and cons and then acted to set the things right. “Having a balanced view and understanding the problems of the people, he brought back an atmosphere of harmonious coexistence in the coast, which had been vitiated,” he said.
Alva praised the outgoing IGP for the firm steps he took in crushing the naxals and underworld fugitives by leading from the front. He noted that Hosur is courageous, always functions in simple and straight forward manner, in a transparent way. He wished that the police officer will rise to greater heights in his career.
Karnataka Bank non-executive chairman, Anantakrishna, presided. Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner, V Ponnuraj, Corporation Bank general manager, B R Bhat, Sharavu Mahaganapati temple managing trustee, Sharavu Raghavendra Shastri and local airport director, M R Vasudeva, participated as chief guests.
Several other dignitaries also took part in the function. Hosur’s wife, Premalata G Hosur, was present.
Prof M B Puranik, president of Sharada group of educational institutions, welcomed. Dayanand Kateel compered the programme.
Earlier IGP Hosur was bid farewell at a function held at Karnataka Bank auditorium, on behalf of the Dakshina Kannada police and Mangalore commissionerate. Police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, deputy commissioner of police Mutturaya, Chikmagalur superintendent of poilce Vikas Kumar Vikas, DK superintendent of police Dr Subrahmanyeshwar Rao, assistant commissioner of police Ramesh and Premalatha Hosur were present.