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Maharashtra Police (IAST: Mahārāṣṭra Polīs Sēvā, formerly Bombay State Police) is the law enforcement agency responsible for the Indian state of Maharashtra.It is headed by Director General of Police, Rashmi Shukla (IPS), and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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.
Mumbai traffic police is the organisation entrusted with the task of managing vehicular traffic in Mumbai, India. [1] See also. Public transport in Mumbai;
The Mumbai Police comes under the state home department through Maharashtra Police. The city is divided into Twelve police zones and Twenty Five traffic police zones, each headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police. The Traffic Police is a semi-autonomous body under the Mumbai Police. [16]
Highway and traffic police in small towns are under the state police; traffic police in cities are under the metropolitan and state police. Traffic police maintain a smooth traffic flow and stop offenders. Highway police secure the highways and catch speeders. Accidents, registrations, and vehicle data are checked by traffic police.
Director General of Police Dattatray "Datta" Padsalgikar (born 26 August 1958) is a retired Indian IPS officer of Maharashtra Cadre, who was, on 30 June 2018, named as the new Director General of Police of Maharashtra and succeeded Satish Mathur.
He was the Police Commissioner of Mumbai, taking charge on 28 February 2019, succeeding Subodh Kumar Jaiswal. [2] [3] Barve was succeeded by Param Bir Singh on 29 February 2020. [4] Barve was previously the director general of the Anti Corruption Bureau, Maharashtra, from 18 September 2018. [5]
Rashmi Shukla (born 30 June 1964) is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1988 batch who served as the Director General of Police DGP Maharashtra from January 2024 till January 2026. [2] [3] [4] She is the first woman to hold this post. [5] [6] Prior, to this she served as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal of India.