Arond 40 IPS officers transferred in Maharashtra, Nashik metropolis will get new police chief

By PTI

MUMABI: In a significant reshuffle, the Maharashtra authorities on Wednesday promoted or transferred round 40 senior cops, together with Nashik police commissioner Deepak Pandey, who has been changed, days after he reportedly alleged that land mafias have been hand in glove with a bit of income division officers and confronted flak for going public on the difficulty.

Transfers and promotions have been introduced in a number of official orders. DIG (VIP safety) Jayant Naiknavare will change Pandey because the Nashik police commissioner. Pandey, who was criticised by Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat for making the allegation within the media, has been appointed particular inspector normal (prevention of atrocities on ladies division).

In the backdrop of loudspeaker row, Pandey had issued directives a couple of days in the past stating nobody shall be allowed to play bhajan or songs on loudspeakers inside 15-minute interval earlier than and after the decision of ‘azaan’ within the radius of 100 meters of any mosque in Nashik metropolis.

The directives have been issued within the wake of MNS president Raj Thackeray’s demand that loudspeakers atop mosques be eliminated by May 3 or else Hanuman Chalisa shall be performed on loudspeakers in entrance of them. According to media studies, in March Pandey had written a letter to the DGP in search of switch out of Nashik metropolis.

In a separate letter to the state police chief, the IPS officer had sought curtailment in powers of district income officers and likewise prompt sure administrative modifications. The authorities has additionally transferred Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Commissioner Krishna Prakash, who would be the new Spl IG (VIP safety), Maharashtra. Spl IG (Sudhar Seva) Ankush Shinde will change Prakash because the Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissioner.

In one other growth, Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch Milind Bharambe and Spl IG (Law & Order) Suhas Warke have been transferred to one another’s posts.  Joint Commissioner of Pune metropolis Ravindra Shisve has been appointed IG (State human rights fee), whereas senior officer Sureshkumar Mekala has been named IG (State CID).

DIG Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Lakhmi Gautam has been transferred as IG (institution) within the Maharashtra police headquarters, whereas Additional Commissioner of Mumbai Police’s West Region Sandeep Karnik has been promoted and appointed in Shisve’s place.

Another senior officer and Karnik’s batchmate Satyanarayan who serves in Mumbai Police’s Traffic division has been appointed IG (coastal safety), his counterpart in Mumbai’s North area Praveenkumar Padwal, joint commissioner of police (EOW), whereas S Jaykumar has been promoted as IG (administration) within the state police headquarters.

IPS officer Nishith Mishra has been posted as IG (Anti-Terrorism Squad), Sanjay Mohite promoted as IG (Konkan vary), Dattatray Karale promoted as JCP Thane, Pravin Pawar promoted as Director, Maharashtra Intelligence Academy, and Balasaheb G Shekhar as IG (Nashik vary).

In all, the federal government has promoted 14 officers as particular police inspector normal and transferred lots of them elsewhere. Eleven officers have been promoted as deputy inspector normal and transferred from their present place of posting.