Why Did the Maharashtra Govt Transfer 27 IPS Officers?

Mumbai, May 17 (NationPress) The government of Maharashtra executed a significant bureaucratic reshuffle on Friday, resulting in the transfer of 27 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers within the state.

Prasad Akkanvaru, currently serving as the principal of the police training centre at Marol, has been designated as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Maharashtra State Security Corporation. Pankaj Deshmukh, the Superintendent of Police for Pune Rural, is now the Additional Police Commissioner for Pune; A. Gavkar, previously the Deputy Police Commissioner (Prohibition), will take over as the DIG of State CID (Administration); G. Shridhar, formerly the DIG of State CID, is now the DIG for Police Communication in the Department of Information Technology and Transport; while Mokshada Patil, who served as Commander of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), has been appointed as the SRPF DIG.

The state administration has also moved Rakesh Kalasagar, Commander of the SRPF, to the position of Railways Commissioner; Priyanka Narnavare, also a Commander in the SRPF, is now the Additional Police Commissioner (Traffic) in Mumbai; Arvind Salve, Superintendent of Police for Highway Security, has been appointed as the Joint Director of the Maharashtra Police Academy in Nashik; Suresh Mengde, Superintendent of Police and Chief Security Officer for CIDCO, retains his role after being promoted to DIG; and Dhananjay Kulkarni, Superintendent of Police in Ratnagiri, has transitioned to Additional Police Commissioner in the special branch of Mumbai.

The government has also shifted Vijay Magar, principal of the police training centre in Latur, to serve as SRPF DIG in Pune; Rajesh Bansode, Superintendent of Police in the wireless department, has been appointed as Additional Police Commissioner for Pune city; Vikram Deshmane, Superintendent of Police in Nashik Rural, becomes the Additional Police Commissioner for the Central Regional Division in Mumbai; and Rajendra Dabhade, Superintendent of Police for Civil Rights Protection in Thane, is now the Additional Police Commissioner in Nagpur.

In further transfers, S.T. Rathod, the Additional Police Commissioner (South) in Nagpur, has been appointed as DIG of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force; P.P. Shevale, Additional Police Commissioner (North) in Nagpur, has been designated as DIG in the Anti-Terrorist Force in Mumbai; A.H. Chavaria, Additional Police Commissioner (Administration) in Pune city, has become the Police Commissioner in Amravati; and Vinita Sahu, Additional Police Commissioner (Protection and Security) in Mumbai, now serves as Additional Police Commissioner of the Armed Police Force in Mumbai.

Additionally, Anil Paraskar, Additional Police Commissioner for the Central Regional Division in Mumbai, is now the Additional Police Commissioner for Protection and Security in Mumbai; Shailesh Balkawde, Additional Police Commissioner (Crime) in Pune city, will now serve in the same capacity in Mumbai; M. Ramkumar, Additional Police Commissioner (Traffic) in Mumbai, has been appointed as the Director of the Maharashtra State Intelligence Institute in Pune; Shashikumar Meena, Additional Police Commissioner (Crime) in Mumbai, is now the Additional Police Commissioner for Nagpur city; and Aarti Singh, who was awaiting her posting, is appointed as the Joint Police Commissioner (Intelligence) in Mumbai.

Furthermore, Pravin Patil, Additional Police Commissioner for the South West Division in Pune city, has moved to serve as the Additional Police Commissioner for Nagpur city; Sanjay Patil, Additional Police Commissioner (Crime) in Nagpur city, is now the Additional Police Commissioner for Pune city; Vasant Pardeshi, Additional Police Commissioner for Pimpri Chinchwad, is now the Additional Police Commissioner for Nagpur city; and S.D. Awhad, DIG of State CID in Pune, has been appointed as Additional Police Commissioner for Pimpri Chinchwad.