Bengaluru, July 17 -- As Bengaluru grapples with worsening traffic jams and a soaring vehicle count, a new face has stepped up to steer the city through its mobility issues. IPS officer Karthik Reddy, recently appointed as the Deputy Inspector General & Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, for Bengaluru, took charge as MN Anucheth, his predecessor, stepped down.

Reddy's transfer from the State Police Headquarters to the city's traffic command has raised expectations, with many hoping his tech background and policing experience can bring much-needed change.

Here are 5 things you should know about Bengaluru's new traffic police chief:

1. He's a 2011-batch IPS officer with deep roots in Karnataka

Born on August 2, 1985, in Anekal Taluk...