Abdul Rahman Infant: Difference between revisions

'''Abdul Rahman Infant IPS''' (A.R. Infant IPS) (born June 23, 1952), was the former director general and inspector general of police (DGP & IG) in the state of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stg1.kar.nic.in/dparservices/IPS%20Civil%20List-2011.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617101855/http://stg1.kar.nic.in/dparservices/IPS%20Civil%20List-2011.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bangalore/A-R-Infant-appointed-as-DGP-in-Karnataka/Article1-833521.aspx |title=A R Infant appointed as DGP in Karnataka |website=Hindustan Times |date=2012-03-31 |accessdate=2013-06-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109231150/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bangalore/A-R-Infant-appointed-as-DGP-in-Karnataka/Article1-833521.aspx |archivedate=2013-11-09 }}</ref> His appointment was announced by the [[Karnataka]] state home minister [[R. Ashoka]] on 31 of March 2012 following a state high court order directing the removal of its current DGP & IG [[Shankar Bidari]] and replacing the DGP & IG position with  Infant. However Shankar Bidri was later given clean chit by  [[Supreme Court of India]] clearing him of all baseless allegations.<ref>{{cite news|author=TNN |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Supreme-Court-restores-Karnataka-DGP-Bidaris-honour-with-a-clean-chit/articleshow/17975599.cms |title=Supreme Court restores Karnataka DGP Bidari's honour with a clean chit |website=The Times of India |accessdate=15 December 2019}}</ref> He hails from Kerala. He was born in Paravoor in Kollam district. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-31/india/31266336_1_cat-verdict-appointment-dgp-fire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823222943/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-31/india/31266336_1_cat-verdict-appointment-dgp-fire |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-08-23 |title=A R Infant appointed as DGP in Karnataka |date=2012-03-31 |website=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2013-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=P Vasanth Kumar |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-31/bangalore/31266396_1_veerappan-karnataka-hc-judge-forest-brigand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511082129/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-31/bangalore/31266396_1_veerappan-karnataka-hc-judge-forest-brigand |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-11 |title=HC shows Bidari the door, rebukes efforts to retain him |date=2012-03-31 |website=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2013-06-25}}</ref>