Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) In a significant administrative overhaul, the Maharashtra state government on Tuesday ordered a major reshuffle within its police force. A senior IPS officer, Vishwas Nangre Patil—widely recognised as Mumbai’s “Singham” for his tough stance on crime—has been appointed as the new Police Commissioner of Nagpur, the state’s second capital.

Nangre Patil, who was previously serving as the Additional Director General of Police (ADG) in the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), replaces the outgoing chief, IPS Singhal, who has been moved to the ACB as ADG.

In another notable shift, senior IPS officer Archana Tyagi, frequently referred to as the “Lady Singham,” has also been reassigned in this round of postings.

The reshuffle involves a direct swap of roles and promotions among several Director General (DG) and Inspector General (IG) level officers.

IPS Vishwas Nangre Patil transferred from ADG (Anti-Corruption Bureau) to Police Commissioner, Nagpur City. IPS Sanjay Verma transferred from Director General (Judicial and Technical) to Director General, Police Housing and Welfare Corporation. IPS Archana Tyagi shifted from Director General (Police Housing and Welfare Corporation) to Director General, Judicial and Technical.

IPS Dattatray Shinde was promoted as Inspector General. He was transferred as Additional Police Commissioner (Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar) to the State Crime Record Department (CID), Pune, as the Inspector General of police.

IPS Sanjay Shintre transferred from Deputy Inspector General (Cyber Mumbai) to Additional Police Commissioner, Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar.

The restructuring also impacts several Superintendents of Police (SP) and Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP) across key districts.

The government has transferred Nitesh Rohan, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Hingoli, to Nanded SP, Abhishek Kumar, SP Nanded to DCP Pune city, Shrimant Lad, Additional SP, Khamgaon (Buldhana), to SP, Hingoli. Rupali Ambure, DCP, Dial 112 (Navi Mumbai), transferred to SP, Maharashtra State Security Corporation, Shashikant Satav, DCP, Nagpur City, to DCP, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Ramesh Dhumal, DCP Amravati City, to DCP, Nagpur City, Prashant Mohite, DCP Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, to DCP Dial 112 (Navi Mumbai).

Piyush Jagtap, Commandant, SRPF Group 17 (Chandrapur), was transferred as Additional SP, Khamgaon (Buldhana), Narayan Shirgaonkar, Commandant, SRPF Group 13 (Gadchiroli), to Commandant, SRPF Group 19 (Ahilyanagar). Pranjali Sonawane, SP, Crime Investigation Department (CID) Amravati, to DCP, Amravati City.

The government sources said that the administrative shake-up comes as an effort to streamline law enforcement, strengthen urban policing, and bring seasoned officers into critical operational and administrative roles ahead of upcoming state challenges.

–IANS

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