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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

SP Vishal Anand : Fulfilled unrealised dreams of father

Vishal Anand, SP Nagpur Rural 


Behind every happy parent is a truly amazing son/daughter who fulfills their dreams by surpassing all the odds and this in turn showcases the grit and determination of the family as a whole. Superintendent of Police (SP) Vishal Anand Singuri, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 2014 batch, perfectly fits the description mentioned above.

Vishal's father Arjun Prasad Singuri had always aspired to serve the country in the capacity of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or IPS. However, senior Singuri could not chase the dream as family obligations and some problems in early career made him drop the plans. But for him it was a cherishing moment 30-year later to see his son don the Khaki after Vishal cracked the tough Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam and was shortlisted for IPS.

Vishal Anand on Thursday took charge as Superintendent of Police (SP) Nagpur District police unit. Prior to this he was serving as Aide De Camp (ADC) to the Governor of Maharashtra for nearly four years.

A Graduate in engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, Vishal belongs to IPS Batch of 2010. He was trained from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) as a Police Officer. Law enforcement, using scientific aids in investigation, cyber security, investigating financial frauds are some of the subjects that the new SP specialises in.

While speaking with ‘The Hitavada’, Vishal Anand said that his passion to become an IPS officer was inculcated by his father who retired as a Central Government employee. His mother Kalpana is a banker and sister Anusha Madhuri is a Doctor and lives in Chandrapur. Vishal is married to Sri Leena who has done MD (Pathology).

Born on May 15, 1987, Vishal Anand said that this would be the first independent charge of his career and focus remains on people centric approach.

After completing training from SVPNPA, Vishal completed his probation period from Ahmednagar district 2016. Later, he was appointed as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ambejogai in Beed district from 2017 January to 2018 August. Soon after he was posted as Additional SP Pandharpur for a week as he was posted as ADC to Governor of the State.

Vishal recalled the first major detection of a blind murder case while serving in Beed district. A 70-year-old man was brutally killed by four unidentified persons. After working on the murder case for 48 hours, Vishal managed to apprehend the accused persons.

The new SP is liberal about leaves for the police personnel and stated that it is the right of every person to get a leave if there is no emergency. "I don't like to punish people for leaves,”" he opined

Revealing his future plans, the SP said that staffing patterns in the district would be changed soon. "I want the right person at the right seat,"” he stated. Providing good quality living to the policemen is also his top priority.


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