Sanjay Barve, the Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), is appointed as the new Mumbai Police Commissioner on Thursday.
While, the present Mumbai Police Commissioner Subodh Jaiswal is transferred as the Director General of Police, Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra: DG Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), Sanjay Barve to take over as new Commissioner Mumbai Police, present Mumbai Police Commissioner Subodh Jaiswal to be New DGP Maharashtra.
— ANI (@ANI) February 28, 2019
Sanjay Barve is a 1986-batch IPS officer. He was made director general of Anti-Corruption Bureau last year. He had in the past served as joint commissioner of police (Traffic) in Mumbai and State Intelligence Department commissioner.
Sanjay Barve, Param Bir Singh and Dr K Venkatesham were said to be the top contenders.