Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) In a major embarrassment to the Karnataka Police Department, purported videos showing objectionable behaviour by jailed actress Ranya Rao’s stepfather and Karnataka DGP K. Ramachandra Rao, with a woman inside his office while in uniform, went viral on Monday.

The videos have gone viral on social media, raising serious concerns.

The videos purportedly showed Ramachandra Rao in uniform inside his official chamber, engaging in intimate behaviour with a woman.

In one clip, he is seen kissing the woman while seated in uniform at his office. In another video, he is seen sitting in his office in a suit and engaging in similar behaviour in front of the Indian flag and the Police Department’s emblem displayed in his chamber. The woman was also seen cooperating with him.

Sources said the videos were recorded more than a year ago, before Ranya Rao was arrested in the gold smuggling case.

The acts were reportedly captured on CCTV cameras installed in the office.

Ramachandra Rao is serving as the Director General of Police in the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE).

Sources noted that there had been rumours for some time that videos involving a senior IPS officer would surface.

However, it remains unclear why the videos were released now.

Those who released the videos have blurred the faces of the women, added background music and included captions before circulating them on social media.

Sources stated that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is upset and expressed his anger over the development.

Former Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said Ramchandra Rao has insulted the entire Police Department.

“If a senior IPS officer can stoop down to this level, I am short of words. These officers must be role models. They should not be spared, and action must be initiated in this regard,” the former minister said.

Earlier, the Karnataka government placed Ramchandra Rao on compulsory leave in March 2025 in connection with the gold smuggling case. He was taken back recently. He is alleged to have joined hands with Ranya Rao in gold smuggling. The government had ordered a probe against Rao in this connection and sought a report.

Ranya Rao was arrested on charges of gold smuggling and misusing her stepfather Rao’s name to escape security checks by availing the protocol reserved for officials.

More details are yet to emerge. The Police Department and Ramachandra Rao are yet to react to the development.

–IANS

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