The State Home Department in Maharashtra is gearing up for a significant overhaul of its top police leadership, including the position of Director General of Police (DGP) and Police Commissioners of Nagpur and Thane. The impending retirement of the current DGP, Rajnish Seth, on December 31 has prompted the department to commence the process of selecting his successor.A top rank official said that several prominent names have emerged as contenders for the esteemed position of State DGP. The frontrunner is Senior IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla, who currently serves as the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar is also a strong candidate for the role. Other notable contenders include Thane CP Jaijeet Singh, DG ATS Sadanand Date, DG Police Housing Sandeep Bishnoi, DG Railway Pradnya Sarvade, Additional Director of NIA Atulchandra Kulkarni, and DG State Security Corporation Bipin Kumar Singh, he said. He further stated that the State Home ...
Police Nakabandi |
Entire city police force right from Commissioner of Police to Police Constable were on their toes on Tuesday night for a special nakabandi carried on to capture criminals and anti-social elements. The sudden orders to conduct this massive checking drive were given by new Commissioner of Police K K Pathak following a credible input received from intelligence agencies about possible trouble on December 6. Exactly 20 years ago, the disputed Babri structure at Ayodhya was demolished and since then intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch on elements which may foment trouble to disturb communal harmony. Though such warnings have become almost routine, the police force is taking no chance this time as well.
This time, the entire Maharashtra Police has been asked to remain on high alert. The Director General of Police asked top police officials across the state to personally lead the force and undertake massive combing exercise. Especially four wheelers are being checked. A senior police officer confirmed that all top officials including Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Saxena, Additional Commissioner of Police Anant Shinde, DCPs Kailash Kanse, Mangaljeet Siram, Chandrakishor Meena, Sanjay Darade, all ACPs, all Police Inspectors and their sub-ordinate staff maintained vigil on every major city streets. Even in notorious slum areas, betting dens, liquor bars and eating joints, the operation was carried out to identify trouble mongers. In rural area, Nagpur SP Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma, Additional SP Prakash Jadhav led the force.
Till the filing of this report, the entire force was visible in every part of city. Sudden presence of such a large number of personnel and senior officers took citizens by surprise. Apart from routine checks like drunken driving, special emphasis of entire operation was to nab history-sheeters and probable trouble makers. On the eve of Winter Session, the second capital otherwise also gets a thick security blanket. During coming days, similar surprise checks will be conducted in various parts of city. With additional force coming to Nagpur to maintain vigil during winter session, citizens will have to undergo such special nakabandi for security reasons.
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