Sanjay Verma Replaces Rashmi Shukla as New Maharashtra DGP

Mumbai: Sanjay Kumar Verma was named as new Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra , on Tuesday, vember 5. A 1990-batch IPS officer, Verma will succeed Rashmi Shukla. Verma, currently serves as Director General of Legal and Technical.

His appointment comes a day after Rashmi Shukla was shunted out following complaints by opposition parties. Verma is set to retire in April 2028.

Rashmi Shukla's removal from top police post came a fortnight before Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024. In a major step, Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered Shukla's immediate transfer following complaints from Congress and or political parties.

Earlier on Monay, Vivek Phansalkar was given additional charge after Rashmi Shukla's transfer. poll body had directed Maharashtra chief secretary to hand over Shukla's charge to next senior-most IPS officer in cadre. chief secretary was also directed to send a panel of three IPS officers by Tuesday afteron for appointment as DGP, said sources.