Bengaluru: Abdul Ahad Puthige is now SP of Anti-Corruption Bureau

Bengaluru, Jun 29: Abdul Ahad Puthige, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Whitefield Division, Bengaluru, was today transferred and posted as the Superintendent of Police in Anti-Corruption Bureau, Bengaluru city.

Son of Moulana E M Shaffi and Rukhya couple from Palakkala, Puthige near Moodbidri, in Dakshina Kannada district, Abdul Ahad had earlier served as the SP in Lokayukta and CID.

He entered the police department as a Sub Inspector and was elevated to the post of DySP in 2005. He served in Chikmagalur, Soraba and Doddaballapur as DySP before becoming the ASP in Bangalore. He also served in the Police Academy in Mysore in the rank of a sub-divisional police officer.

As DySP, his efforts in bringing Naxalites to the mainstream were widely appreciated. In recognition of his distinguished and honest service, he was conferred with the Chief Minister's Medal in April 2010.

He passed the Karnataka Administrative Service prelims in 1999 and in 2000 he passed the police sub inspector selection, standing 4th in the state. In 2002, he cleared the KAS mains and in 2004 passed the final interview, thereby qualifying for the deputy superintendent of police post. In 2005, Abdul Ahad passed the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) examination, standing 310th in the entire country.

Abdul Ahad is also a Hafiz-e-Quran (one who memorises the whole Qur'an).