Hemant Nagrale Appointed Mumbai’s New Police Commissioner, Replaces Param Bir Singh…

Mumbai : Sabla Utkarsh Buro – Mumbai Police Commissioner of Mumbai Param Bir Singh on Wednesday was replaced by Hemant Nagrale, nearly a year after he took charge of the office in the country’s financial capital. Singh has been transferred and posted as DG Home Guard. Announcing the news, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh announced that Hemant Nagrale has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Mumbai Police. This comes after the row over Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze’s alleged involvement in placing an explosives-laden vehicle near an industrialist’s residence in the city.

Home Minister Anil Deshmukh took to Twitter and wrote, ‘Big decision of the government.Hemant Nagarale will be the new Mumbai Police Commissioner. An additional charge of the post of Director General of Police of Maharashtra State has been given to Rajneesh Sheth. Responsibility of Maharashtra State Security Corporation has been given to Sanjay Pandey. Param Bir Singh will head the Home Guard.’Earlier, Sachin Vaze was arrested by the NIA and is in its custody till March 25 as the agency probes how a gelatin sticks-laden Scorpio car came to be placed outside the Antilia residence of Mukesh Ambani on February 25.