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Police Commissioner Of Bombay
The Police Commissioner of Mumbai is the chief of the Mumbai Police, and an officer of the Indian Police Service. The Mumbai Police Commissioner is appointed by the Maharashtra State Government on the recommendation by the Establishment Board, which includes Additional Chief Secretary—Home department and other senior bureaucrats. The first commissioner was Frank Souter, who was appointed in 1864. The headquarters are opposite Crawford Market in South Mumbai. Criticism Julio Ribeiro wrote that some commissioners are appointed by lobbying. They are expected to repay the favour to the politicians. They transfer junior officials to positions where the politicians can make maximum illegal money. List of Police Commissioners of Mumbai List of former Police Commissioners of Mumbai: See also * Police Commissioner of Bangalore * Police Commissioner of Delhi * Police Commissioner of Kolkata The Commissioner of the Kolkata Police (formerly Commissioner of the Calcutta Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Commissioner
A police commissioner is the head of a police department, responsible for overseeing its operations and ensuring the effective enforcement of laws and maintenance of public order. They develop and implement policies, manage budgets, and coordinate with other law enforcement agencies and community groups. Additionally, the commissioner handles high-profile cases, addresses public concerns, and represents the department in various forums. Rank insignia File:RCMP Commissioner.png, File:Ensenya comissari mossos d'esquadra.png, File:New Zealand Police OF-8.svg, alt=, File:Politikommissær.png, File:Police nationale-commissaire.svg, File:Commissario ruolo direttivo speciale ps.png, File:Ranks Dutch police wikimedia by venturedesign 300dpi Commissaris.png, File:POL policja komisarz.svg, File:Distintivo Comissário PSP.png, File:Comisar.png, alt=, File:SPF-SO-CP.svg, File:Cnpdivisme10.png, File:Swedish-police-rank-08.svg, File:5 Gold Stars.svg, File:Director General of Police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dattatray Padsalgikar
Dattatray "Datta" Padsalgikar (born 26 August 1958) is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Maharashtra cadre. He served as the Deputy National Security Advisor of India to the Government of India from 2019 to 2023. Previously, he served as the Deputy Director General of Police of Maharashtra and also as the Police Commissioner of Mumbai. Early life and education Dattatray Padsalgikar hails from a town on the Solapur-Bijapur border, and has a B.A. degree in English Literature and M.A. degree in French literature from Fergusson College Pune University. Career An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1982 batch, Padsalgikar was on deputation to the central government in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) for a few years until he was named as the new Mumbai police commissioner in 30 January 2016 succeeding Ahmad Javed. He served as CP till 29 June 2018, when he was appointed as Maha DGP. On 29 October 2019, he was appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Commissioner Of Delhi
The Commissioner of Police, Delhi or Delhi Police Commissioner is the head of the Delhi Police, the law enforcement agency of the 15 police districts (as of January 2019) of India's capital, Delhi. Origins In 1966, the Government of India constituted the Delhi Police Commission headed by Justice G.D. Khosla to investigate problems faced by Delhi Police. It was on the basis of the Khosla Commission Report that the Delhi Police was reorganised. Four Police districts were constituted: North, Central, South and New Delhi. The Delhi Police Commission also recommended the introduction of Police Commissioner system, which was eventually adopted on 1 July 1978. Following the recommendations of "Khosla Commission", Commissioner of Police system in Delhi, the capital of India was started in 1978, with J.N. Chaturvedi being appointed as the first Police Commissioner of Delhi. It replaced the earlier Inspector General of Police system, where the Inspector General of police would report to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Commissioner Of Bangalore
The Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City is the head of the Bangalore City Police. Founded in July 1963, the post has been held by 32 officers of the Indian Police Service (IPS), the first of whom was C. Chandy. The average length of tenure is 1 year, 8 months; Bangalore's longest-serving Commissioner of Police (India), Police Commissioner is P. G. Halarnkar, who held office for 3 years, 9 months in the mid-1980s. The incumbent is Seemanth Kumar Singh, who is serving from 6 June 2025 onwards. The Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City has the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in the Karnataka state police hierarchy. Past Commissioners See also * Police Commissioner of Delhi * Police Commissioner of Kolkata * Police Commissioner of Mumbai * Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City References {{reflist Bengaluru Indian police chiefs Karnataka Police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Meredyth Edwardes
Stephen Meredyth Edwardes (1873–1927) was an English colonial administrator of the Indian Civil Service. He is known as the first civilian Bombay Police Commissioner, and as an author on Indian topics. Early life He was the son of the Rev. Stephen Edwardes, a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, who died in 1886; his mother was Ellen Edwardes, daughter of David Edwardes FRCS, who married secondly in 1895, Thomas Erskine Holland. His paternal grandfather Lewis Edwardes was a schoolmaster with an academy near Streatham Common, described by his pupil John Beames as "a short, stout kindly old Welshman." Stephen Edwardes the younger was educated at Eton College from 1885 to 1888, where the librarian Henry Broadbent was his tutor. His younger brother Lewis (born 1874) was educated at Charterhouse School, leaving in 1890 and becoming a stockbroker. Stephen Edwardes studied at Christ Church, Oxford; but may not have been an undergraduate, since his name is absent from Foster's matricu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India Today
''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media, Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' launched a new online opinion-orientated site called the ''DailyO''. History ''India Today'' was established in 1975 by Vidya Vilas Purie (owner of Thompson Press), with his daughter Madhu Trehan as its editor and his son Aroon Purie as its publisher.Bhandare, Namita"70's: The decade of innocence".''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved 29 July 2012. At present, ''India Today'' is also published in Hindi, Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu language, Telugu. The India Today (TV channel), India Today news channel was launched on 22 May 2015. In October 2017, Aroon Purie passed control of the India Today Group to his daughter, Kallie Purie. On 25 March 2024, Gulf News announced their recent partnership extablished between the platforms, stating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anami Narayan Roy
Anami Narayan Roy was the Director General of Police, Maharashtra, India and the former Police Commissioner of Mumbai. His reappointment as DGP was announced by the Government of Maharashtra on 22 January 2010. Controversial and sudden appointment as Mumbai police chief Roy took charge as the Police Commissioner of Mumbai in February 2004 after the Government of Maharashtra "suddenly" transferred 3 police commissioners including that of Mumbai, P. S. Pasricha. At that time, Roy was serving as the Police Commissioner of Pune. Pasricha was caught unawares by this development and said that he was "very sad that he didn't get the time to implement his plans and ideas". Pasricha had served as Police Commissioner of Mumbai for just 3 months. Home Minister of Maharashtra, R R Patil clarified that the reason for the "transfer" was that Pasricha was being promoted and hence could not remain as the Police Commissioner. Pasricha publicly disagreed that he could not stay on as Police Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhananjay Jadhav
Dhananjay N. Jadhav (1947 – 30 March 2021) was a Police Commissioner of Mumbai The Police Commissioner of Mumbai is the chief of the Mumbai Police, and an officer of the Indian Police Service. The Mumbai Police Commissioner is appointed by the Maharashtra State Government on the recommendation by the Establishment Board, .... References 1947 births 2021 deaths Police commissioners of Mumbai People from Satara (city) {{India-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Gafoor
Hasan Gafoor (11 December 1950 – 12 March 2012) was the Director General of Police of Maharashtra (Anti Corruption bureau). Previously he was the Director General of Police of Maharashtra and managing director of the Maharashtra Police Housing & Welfare Corporation. He was the Police Commissioner of Mumbai, but was transferred as an aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Prior to being the Police Commissioner, he was the Additional Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) between 15 June 2007 and 29 February 2008. Gafoor was a 1974 batch IPS officer. Hasan Gafoor was indicted in Pradhan commission report on lack of leadership during the Mumbai terror attacks. Hasan Gafoor died of a heart attack in the Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, on 12 March 2012. Incidents During his tenure as Police Commissioner of Mumbai the following events took place: # 2008 anti-North Indian violence in Maharashtra # 2008 Ahmedabad bombings # Rahul Raj encounter # 2008 Mumbai attacks T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanushkodi Sivanandhan
D. Sivanandhan is the former Police Commissioner of Mumbai, promoted as part of the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks He is India's one of the most well-known and highly regarded Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. His career spanned multiple high-profile postings over 35 years and he is known for his use of strategy & intelligence to uphold the rule of law. He served as an active member of the special task force headed by Mr. Naresh Chandra IAS, former Cabinet Secretary, in the National Security Council Secretariat, he helped in restructuring India's internal and external security provisions in 2012. During his tenure as joint CP Crime Mumbai (1998-2001), he was responsible for neutralising the nefarious activities of underworld headed by notorious criminals like Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Rajan, Arun Gawli and others. He used the power of detention of criminals (1600), mopping up of illegal weapons (2500) and electronic intelligence gathering system. He also helped making a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Dayal
Sanjeev Dayal (1977 batch IPS officer) was the Director General of Police of Maharashtra. He was Director General (Anti-Corruption Bureau) before taking over as DGP. Career Dayal, hailing from Delhi, was a former Mumbai Police Commissioner. In his 35 years of service as an IPS (Indian Police Service) officer, Dayal has held several key positions across the state, along with stints with the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Special Protection Group (SPG).He was handling the reins of the Anti-Corruption Bureau as the DGP before he took over as the Mumbai Police Commissioner. Between 1988 and 1992, Dayal was on central deputation with the IB, following which he was posted as the Superintendent of police at Amravati, Maharashtra. From 1993 to 1995, he was Additional Commissioner of Police of northwest Mumbai. He also served with the SPG from 1995 to 2002. As external security chief in 1999, he was responsible for the security of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arup Patnaik
Arup Patnaik (born 8 September 1955) is a retired Indian Police Service officer who served as the 36th Police Commissioner of Mumbai. He retired on 30 September 2015 after a 36-year career with the Maharashtra Police. He is a recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2003) and the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Services (1994). Patnaik previously served as the Chairman of Odisha's State Youth Welfare Board, holding the rank and status of a minister of state. After his retirement, Arup Patnaik co-founded the Konark Cancer Foundation. Early life Patnaik was born on 8 September 1955 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He studied until Class 6 at Pyarimohan Academy in Cuttack before attending Mayo College, Ajmer, where he passed his Indian School Certificate examination in 1971. He completed his B.Sc. Chemistry honors degree from Delhi University. While pursuing postgraduate studies in chemistry, he joined the State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
