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In a first, Mumbai gets a Special Police Commissioner

04/01/2023 10:02 PM | Click to read full article

Maharashtra govt appointed senior IPS officer and Additional DGP Deven Bharati as the Special Commissioner of Police for Mumbai, a post created for the first time by the state government.  The state government’s decision has created a flutter in state police circles with apprehensions that this could lead to a “dual centre of power” and “clash of interests”, especially since the key responsibility areas are not specified for the new incumbent, besides raising many other questions.

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