Hemanth Nimbalkar (L) and D Roopa (R). (Photo: Twitter)
IGP admin Hemanth Nimbalkar on Sunday rubbished the allegations that he favoured one company in the tender process for the Bengaluru Safe City project, envisaged earlier to make the city safer for women and children by installing over 7,000 CCTV cameras.
IPS officer (PCAS) D Roopa alleged that the tender was not held in the right manner and was biased. Meanwhile, Hemanth Nimbalkar rubbished the allegations and accused Roopa of impersonating the state's home secretary to obtain crucial details about the Rs 620 crore project.
Nimbalkar said call one and call two for the tender had taken place and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was a part of both bids, but due to the orders from the Centre and Karnataka government, the tender was cancelled as the order was about not procuring Chinese items.