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Major reshuffle expected in Maharashtra Police leadership

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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 ...
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7,110 fined for not wearing helmet, drive continues

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  • The drive will continue for unlimited time period, said DCP Traffic Bharat Tangde 


By Dheeraj Fartode

Stepping-up its drive to enforce wearing of helmets, Traffic Control Branch on Tuesday challaned 7,110 two-wheeler riders across the city. A cursory look however revealed that citizens have finally adopted to helmets in city. However many of the two wheeler riders are still to overcome the phobia associated with helmets as today also high number of violators were netted by traffic cops.
Citizens are responding positively and the drive would be continue for safety of citizens for unlimited time period,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP Traffic) Bharat Tangde said while talking to The Hitavada. 
Traffic constable signaling a two-wheeler
rider to stop for not wearing helmet. 
According to information, South branch of Traffic Control Branch intercepted maximum 1,445 two-wheeler riders, followed by 1409 by MIDC, 1208 by North, 1054 by Indora, 1031 by West and 961 by East Traffic Branch unit in a day. 
DCP Tangde further informed that maximum two-wheeler riders were seen wearing helmets. In midst of the city, very rare number of riders were seen without head gears. “Maximum violation was noticed in outskirts area of the city,” DCP Tangde informed further. 
Another official of traffic police said that citizens should wear protective headgear for their own safety and this is the only motto behind the enforcement drive. If people voluntarily wore protective headgear then traffic police would not have to even undertake the drive. 
It can be mentioned that the traffic police had challaned nearly 7,000 two-wheeler riders when the drive was launched on February 7, 2016 in city. Difference between the first day of the drive and today's drive was -- maximum riders were challaned in the midst of the city on February 7 and maximum riders were booked on outskirts of city on March 1. 
At the same time, the drive evoked sharp reaction from some social and consumer organisations. However, a large majority of bike riders brought helmet to avoid unnecessary trouble. Some however keep to display it on their bike handles, to be worn at first sign of trouble ahead.
As per the Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, every two-wheeler rider should wear protective headgear of standards of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
On Nagpur roads, close to 12 lakh two wheelers are plying and most riders do not wear protective headgear. Recently, the High Court in a suo-motu PIL has sought reply from transport authorities and traffic police about lax enforcement of Motor Vehicles Act and rise in accidents, particularly of two wheeler riders. In 2014 alone 5,046 two wheeler riders lost lives in road accidents and thousands were incapacitated in Maharashtra due to violation of road regulations. Few months ago, the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety directed strict enforcement of helmet rule for riders and pillion riders of two wheelers and seat belt for four wheelers after which the transport authorities issued a circular making it mandatory for all to wear protective headgears and use seat belts. 

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