Published 08:40 IST, September 6th 2024
Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 25 Police Officers, IPS Probationers Transferred Ahead of Polls
As per official orders, 25 police officers and IPS probationers have been transferred in the state ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Polls.
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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Assembly Elections are not too far away and in a major development ahead of the polls, over 20 IPS officers and IPS probationers have been transferred and an official order regarding the same has also been issued.
IPS Officers, Probationers in Maharashtra Transferred Ahead of Polls
In a major reshuffle in the police establishment, the Maharashtra government on Thursday transferred nearly two dozen Superintendent of Police (SP), Deputy Commissioner-rank officers and IPS probationers.
As per transfer orders issued by the state home department, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Raj Tilak Roshan has been shifted as Assistant Inspector General (Law and Order) at the Maharashtra police headquarters in Mumbai.
List of Officers Transferred Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly Elections
IPS officer Tejaswi Satpute, who was serving as a DCP in Mumbai, has been moved to Pune city.
Likewise, Sandeep Singh Gill, who was a DCP in Pune city, has been transferred as SP (Pune Rural) in the same district. He will replace Pankaj Deshmukh, who has been moved to Mumbai.
Sudhakar Pathare, who was a DCP in adjoining Thane city, has been moved to the Mumbai police.
DCP Laxmikant Patil, who was Principal of the Police Training Centre in Nagpur, has been transferred as SP (cyber), according to the home department orders.
Rohidas Pawar, who was a DCP at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in central Maharashtra , has been posted as DIG (Government Railway Police) in Pune.
Besides them, eight IPS probationers have been transferred to various districts as Sub-Divisional Police Officers, said the orders.
(Inputs from PTI)
Updated 13:17 IST, September 6th 2024