Major reshuffle of IPS officers in Maharashtra

MUMBAI: Twenty two senior IPS officers in Maharashtra have been promoted as part of a major reshuffle in the state police.

Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Mumbai, A C Kulkarni has been promoted as Additional Director General of Police (ADG). JCP, Thane, V V Laxminarayan has been promoted as ADG.

Jai Jeet Singh has been made ADG of Maharashtra State Security Corporation. He was earlier IGP, Nashik Range.

V K Choubey, who was on Central deputation, has been made IGP, Nashik Range.

Chiranjeev Prasad has been given the post of IGP, Nanded Range. He too was on Central deputation.

Amitabh Gupta would be IGP, legal metrology department. He earlier held the post of IGP, VIP security.

Ravindra Shishve, DCP Zone 1, Mumbai, would be now posted in Nagpur city as additional commissioner of police.

Makarand Ranade would be additional CP, Thane. He was earlier DCP at Pune. KG Patil would be now posted as DIG ACB he was earlier DCP, Thane; D Mandlik who was SP CID-Pune has been promoted as DIG but would be given a posting later.

Rajkumar Vathkar has been promoted as IGP. Krishna Prakash has become the new IGP, VIP security, he was earlier IGP, CID.

Shivaji Bodke would be IGP, Naxal, at Nagpur. He was earlier Additional Commissioner of Thane.

Prakash Mutyal would be IGP, SRPF at Nagpur. He was Additional CP at Pune. Vitthal Jadhav would be IGP, CID, he was earlier additional CP in Mumbai.

PN Raskar will be IGP at Maharashtra Intelligence Academy at Pune. Shahaji Sounkhe has been transferred from DIG prison, but his posting would be announced later.

Kishore Jadhav would be IGP, Human Rights; he was earlier DIG at ACB Mumbai. R C Chavan has been made IGP wireless, Pune, he was earlier additional CP, Navi Mumbai.

Nitin Pawar is the new DCP of Amravati city. Shrikant Tarawade would be DIG, CID-Pune. He was earlier DCP Nagpur.