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 ...
Around 7,000 police personnel will be deployed for security of Winter Session of State Legislature slated to begin here from Monday. The security arrangements are being monitored by Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar and Joint CP Aswati Dorje. Director General of Police (DGP) Rajnish Seth would review the bandobast plan likely on Sunday. The police are geared up to ensure that no untoward incident takes place during the Session. The top officials conducted a meeting of officials and issued necessary instructions. The security cover for the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis have also been strengthened. Security at the Vidhan Bhavan, where the two houses of the legislature meet, 'Ramgiri', the official residence of the Chief Minister and 'Devgiri,' the official residence of the Deputy Chief Minister, has been beefed up. No person without valid photo identification would be allowed entry at the three places. Security had ...