Tag: IPS Officer

Deven Bharti, a 1994-batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the new police commissioner of Mumbai by the Maharashtra government, following the retirement of the previous commissioner, Vivek Phansalkar, on Wednesday. Bharti, who had been serving as the Special Commissioner of Mumbai Police, is scheduled for promotion to the Director General (DG) rank in August. He is expected to retire in 2028.

Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt has been acquitted in a 27-year-old custodial torture case after a Gujarat court found the prosecution's evidence insufficient to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. The court in Porbandar, led by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mukesh Pandya, concluded that Bhatt, who was serving as the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Porbandar at the time, could not be convicted for causing grievous hurt to extract a confession from the complainant, Naran Jadav, in 1997.

In a significant move, the Odisha government has suspended senior IPS officer Pandit Rajesh Uttamrao for alleged grave misconduct. The decision follows accusations that Uttamrao forcibly entered the home of a married woman police inspector and behaved inappropriately.

Tensions escalated in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district as an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Jaspreet Singh, found himself embroiled in a heated exchange with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators on Tuesday. The confrontation reportedly erupted when Singh prevented BJP lawmakers, including prominent figure Suvendu Adhikari, from accessing troubled areas of Sandeshkhali.

In a historic move, the Maharashtra government has appointed Rashmi Shukla, a seasoned 1988-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, as the state's Director General of Police (DGP). Shukla's elevation marks a significant milestone, making her the first woman to assume the top police post in Maharashtra.