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
Suicide note dated Nov 18 found from Adv Khandalkar’s shirt Family, friends confirm that he was under depression Cops to probe homicidal angle Post martem report likely today CM directs top brass to personally supervise probe DBA demands CCTV surveillance, better security at Nyay Mandir By Dheeraj Fartode Sensation prevailed in legal fraternity after a badly mangled body of a prominent lawyer Adv Shrikant Khandalkar was found inside Nyay Mandir premises on Sunday afternoon. The discovery of dead body on back side of District Court building Civil Lines under the jurisdiction of Sadar Police Station raised a serious question-mark over security of the building and after initial confusion about cause of death, it became clear by Sunday night that Adv Khandalkar abruptly ended his life by jumping from Nyay Mandir. The cops discovered a suicide note dated November 18 from his person and his elder brother confirmed the handwriting and most of his relatives a