Special Correspondent
Mumbai : The Maharashtra state government on Friday issued transfer orders for several senior IPS officers across the state, impacting key urban policing posts in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and other regions.
In a significant move, Shailesh Balkawade, currently Additional Commissioner of Police in Pune City, has been transferred to Mumbai as ACP (Crime Branch). Pune Rural SP Dr. Pankaj Deshmukh will now take charge as Additional Commissioner in the Pune City Police Commissionerate.
Additional Commissioner of Police (South Region), Pune, Pravin Patil has been transferred to Nagpur. Meanwhile, Sanjay Patil, Additional Commissioner of Police, Nagpur, has been moved to Pune City.
Arvind Chavaria, currently Additional Commissioner (Administration) in Pune, will now serve as the Police Commissioner of Amravati. Vasant Pardeshi, Additional Commissioner of Pimpri-Chinchwad, has been transferred to Nagpur.
DIG of the State CID, Sarang Awhad, is now appointed Additional Commissioner at Pimpri-Chinchwad. Another CID DIG, G. Sridhar, has been posted in the Police Communication, IT, and Transport Department. M. Ramkumar, Additional Commissioner of the Mumbai Traffic Department, will now serve at the Maharashtra State Intelligence Academy.
Vijaykumar Magar, Principal of the Latur Police Training Centre, has been transferred as DIG of the State Reserve Police Force. Rajesh Bansode, currently SP in the Wireless Police Force, will now take over as Additional Commissioner of Police in Pune.
A total of 26 IPS officers have been reassigned. Here is the complete list:
1. Anil Paraskar – Additional CP, Protection & Security, Mumbai
2. Shailesh Balkawade – Additional CP, Crime, Mumbai
3. M. Ramkumar – Director, Maharashtra State Intelligence Academy, Pune
4. Shashikumar Meena – Additional CP, North Region, Mumbai
5. Pravin Patil – Additional CP, Nagpur
6. Sanjay B. Patil – Additional CP, Pune City
7. Vasant Pardeshi – Additional CP, Nagpur City
8. S.D. Awhad – Additional CP, Pimpri-Chinchwad
9. S.T. Rathod – DIG, Anti-Narcotics Task Force
10. P.P. Shewale – DIG, Anti-Terrorism Squad, Mumbai
11. A.H. Chavaria – Police Commissioner, Amravati City
12. Vinita Sahu – Additional CP, Armed Police Force, Mumbai
13. Pankaj Deshmukh – Additional CP, Pune
14. Prasad Akkanvaru – DIG, Maharashtra State Security Corporation, Mumbai
15. Amogh Gavkar – DIG, State CID (Administration), Pune
16. G. Sridhar – DIG, Police Communication, IT & Transport Department, Pune
17. Mokshada Patil – DIG, State Reserve Police Force
18. Rakesh Kalasagar – Railway Police Commissioner, Mumbai
19. Priyanka Narnavare – Additional CP, Traffic, Mumbai
20. Arvind Salve – Joint Director, Maharashtra Police Academy, Nashik
21. Suresh Kumar Mengde – Chief Vigilance Officer, CIDCO, Navi Mumbai
22. Dhananjay Kulkarni – Additional CP, Special Branch, Mumbai
23. Vijay Magar – DIG, State Reserve Police Force
24. Rajesh Bansode – Additional CP, Pune City
25. Vikram Deshmane – Additional CP, Central Region, Mumbai
26. Rajendra Dabhade – Additional CP, Nagpur City
