Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presenting the Chief Minister’s Sword award to Anil Kumar Thippannavar at the passing out parade of the 46th batch of trainee sub-inspectors at the Karnataka Police Academy, in Mysuru on Sunday (March 29). | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Anil Kumar Thippannavar bagged multiple honours, including the Chief Minister’s Sword, at the passing out parade of the 46th batch of trainee police sub-inspectors at Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) in Mysuru on Sunday (March 29). The other awards bagged by Mr. Thippannavar include the Best Trainee award, Chief Minister’s Trophy, DG and IGP’s Baton award, and a cash prize worth ₹10,000, instituted by former Director General of Police B.N. Garudachar. Best woman trainee The Best Woman Trainee award was bagged by Shambavi G., who also received the Home Minister’s Trophy and the ₹10,000, instituted by Mr. Garudachar and his wife Vatsala Garudachar Sunil M. won the Best Outdoor Trainee award and DG and IGP’s Cup, while Dasharath C.K. won the Best Rifle Firing award and Sridhar L.K. won the Best Pistol Firing award. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who gave the awards after watching the parade, also announced a cash prize of ₹2 lakh to the staff of KPA. The passing out parade, comprising 327 trainee police sub-inspectors, was also attended by Home Minister G. Parameshwara, Mysuru district in-charge Minister H.C. Mahadevappa, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sericulture K. Venkatesh, Director General of Police M.A. Saleem, former Minister Tanveer Sait, and T.S. Srivatsa, MLA. Published – March 29, 2026 07:39 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Students showcase talent at Kalotsav 2K26 fest Water level – The Hindu