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Major reshuffle expected in Maharashtra Police leadership

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 ...

CP raps Police Inspectors for lethargic approach

CP Dr. B. K. Upadhyaya  Furious over growing incidents of violent crimes, Commissioner of Police (CP) Dr. B K Upadhyaya on Tuesday pulled up senior rank officials for their lethargic approach in policing and directed them to carry out proactive policing. He observed that the force had become more of a reactionary force during the last two months. The Police Commissioner gave his piece of mind to the city police force on Tuesday evening. That he chose the medium of wireless broadcast to give lashing to station in-charge speaks volume about seriousness of the situation. It means the city police chief wanted public at large to know that he was not sitting idle even as goons were on killing spree, targeting each other. That he chose not to wait till monthly crime meeting also indicates the graveness of the situation wherein the Police Commissioner feels the force needs to change its mindset and get control of the situation. He categorically named Police Inspector of Ajni and K...

Prepare list of top ten criminals, book them under MCOCA and MPDA: DGP Jaiswal tells cops

DGP Subodh Jaiswal CONCERNED by the declining numbers of preventive action against criminals in the state, Director General of Police (DGP) Subodh Jaiswal has ordered all police stations to prepare list of top ten criminals in their area and initiate stern preventive action against them. Special Inspector General of Police (Special IGP) (Law and Order) Milind Bharambe issued the circular on behalf of DGP Jaiswal which criticised the police units for falling number of preventive action under Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act (MPDA) and Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). “It was observed that action against the criminal elements under MPDA and MCOCA was reduced in the state. This shows that stern action was not initiated against slumlords, bootleggers, drug offenders and organised criminals,” the circular stated and warned that the matter was of grave concern and could lead to dangerous law and order situation in the State. The DGP directed...