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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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In Nagpur, a vehicle is stolen in every 14 hours

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Every 14 hours, a vehicle in Nagpur is stolen. Nearly 53 vehicles were stolen every month from the city, according to data of the Nagpur police. The citizens are feeling helpless as their vehicles purchased from hard-earned money are being stolen by the thieves in daylight.  

According to data, a total of 530 vehicle thefts took place from January to October this year. Of which, the police detected 207 thefts with a detection rate of 39 per cent. In October, the city reported 61 vehicle theft cases. However, just two cases were detected by the police with a three per cent detection rate. In October last year, a total of 78 vehicles were stolen from the city and the police had solved 13 cases with a detection rate of 17 per cent. In 2021, about 793 vehicles were stolen from Nagpur. Of which, 251 cases (32 per cent) were detected by the police. In 2020, the city recorded 687 vehicle thefts. Of which, the police solved just 198 cases.  A vehicle theft detection squad has been working in the Crime Branch for the past several years. However, vehicle thefts are increasing every year.

Sources informed that lack of parking space in buildings and colonies which lead to vehicles being parked on the roads. Such vehicles are on the top priority of the thieves. Rising demand of second hand vehicles and motor vehicle parts in the market has also become a ‘golden opportunity’ for thieves to invest their routine efforts in the thefts. 

A police official said that the vehicles are being stolen from main markets of the city that includes Sitabuldi, Gandhibagh, Itwari, Mahal areas. After parking the vehicle, the vehicle owner does not return for around an hour. The thieves grabbed the opportunity and stole the vehicles by breaking the handle lock or using fake keys, the official said.

The official further stated that some of the stolen vehicles are being disposed off in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh state. The vehicle-lifters are selling the vehicle at a few thousand rupees without documents, he said. Many gangs of vehicle-lifters have been busted by the city police in recent months, he added. 

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