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 ...
Security Vidhan Bhavan Nagpur |
A thick security blanket has been thrown over the Second Capital for the Winter Session of the Maharashtra Legislature slated to begin here from Monday. About 12,000 police officers and personnel have been deployed in the bandobast to maintain law and order during the session. The security arrangements are being monitered by Commissioner of Police Kaushal K Pathak and Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Saxena. Director General of Police Sanjeev Dayal would review the security arrangements on Sunday.
The security cover for the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister has also beeen strengthened. Security at the Council Hall premises, where the two houses of the legislature meet, 'Ramgiri', the official residence of the Chief Minister and 'Devgiri,' the official residence of the Deputy Chief Minister, has been beefed up. No person without valid photo identification would be allowed entry at the three places. Security had also been tightened at MLA Hostel and Nag Bhavan.
CCTV cameras have been installed at strategic locations to keep a watch on every activity in and around Vidhan Bhavan. Commandoes of ‘Force One,’ and Quick Response Teams and armed policemen have been deployed in the ‘three tier’ security at Vidhan Bhavan. Companies of State Reserve Police Force have been been deployed. Anti-riot vehicles -- Varun and Vajra -- would be stationed at all morcha points -- old Morris College T- Point, Empire Point near Shree Mohini Complex, Tekdi Road, Liberty T- Point and LIC Square -- along with the police force. Elaborate traffic arrangements have also been made by the Traffic Branch of the city police.
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