Mumbai (01.03.2022): Sanjay Pandey (IPS:1986:MH) has been appointed as Mumbai Police Commissioner becoming the second police official in recent memory to be appointed as Mumbai City Commissioner after heading the state police as DGP.
Many in the force viewed the move, coming ahead of the BMC elections in April, as the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government opting for a more “action-oriented” Pandey under whose tenure there were FIRs against Param Bir Singh and arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane than Hemant Nagrale (IPS: 1987: MH) who was seen as a comparatively “cautious” officer.
Former DGP Pandey appointed Mumbai Police Commissioner
By IndianMandarins - 2022-03-01 08:31:00
Mumbai (01.03.2022): Sanjay Pandey (IPS:1986:MH) has been appointed as Mumbai Police Commissioner becoming the second police official in recent memory to be appointed as Mumbai City Commissioner after heading the state police as DGP.
Many in the force viewed the move, coming ahead of the BMC elections in April, as the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government opting for a more “action-oriented” Pandey under whose tenure there were FIRs against Param Bir Singh and arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane than Hemant Nagrale (IPS: 1987: MH) who was seen as a comparatively “cautious” officer.