Police Commissioner of Mumbai
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| Police Commissioner of Mumbai Police | |
|---|---|
 Rank Insignia of the Police Commissioner (Director General Rank) | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Residence | Crawford Market, Mumbai |
| Appointer | Government of Maharashtra |
| Term length | 1 year |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Frank H. Souter |
| Formation | 1864 |
| Deputy | Special Commissioner of Police |
| Website | Official Website |
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.[1]
The headquarters are opposite Crawford Market in South Mumbai.
Criticism[edit]
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.[2]
List of Police Commissioners of Mumbai[edit]
List of former Police Commissioners of Mumbai:[3]
| Name | Dates in Office | Badge Name |
|---|---|---|
| Vivek Phansalkar | 1 July 2022 — present | VIVEK PHANSALKAR |
| Sanjay Pandey | 28 February 2022 — 30 June 2022 | SANJAY PANDEY |
| Hemant Nagrale | 17 March 2021 — 28 February 2022 | HEMANT NAGRALE |
| Param Bir Singh | 28 February 2020 — 17 March 2021 | PARAM BIR SINGH |
| Sanjay Barve | 28 February 2019 — 28 February 2020 | SANJAY BARVE |
| Subodh Kumar Jaiswal | 30 June 2018 — 27 February 2019 | SUBODH JAISWAL |
| Dattatray Padsalgikar | 31 January 2016 — 29 June 2018 | D. D. PADSALGIKAR |
| Ahmad Javed | 8 September 2015 — 31 January 2016 | AHMAD JAVED |
| Rakesh Maria | 16 February 2014 — 8 September 2015 | RAKESH MARIA |
| Dr. Satyapal Singh | 23 August 2012 — 31 January 2014 | SATYA PAL SINGH |
| Arup Patnaik | 1 March 2011 — 23 August 2012 | ARUP PATNAIK |
| Sanjeev Dayal | 1 June 2010 — 1 March 2011 | SANJEEV DAYAL |
| Dhanushyakodi Sivanandan | 13 June 2009 — 31 May 2010 | D. SIVANANDAN |
| Hasan Gafoor | 1 March 2008 — 12 June 2009 | HASAN GAFOOR |
| Dhananjay Jadhav | 7 March 2007 — 29 February 2008 | D. N. JADHAV |
| Anami Narayan Roy | 4 February 2004 – 6 March 2007 | A. N. ROY |
| Dr. Parvinder Singh Pasricha | 19 November 2003 — 3 February 2004 | P. S. PASRICHA |
| Ranjit Singh Sharma | 1 January 2003 — 9 November 2003 | R. S. SHARMA |
| Mahesh Narayan Singh | 5 May 2000 — 31 December 2002 | M. N. SINGH |
| Ronald Hyacinth Mendonca | 21 August 1997 — 5 May 2000 | R. H. MENDONCA |
| S. C. Malhotra | ||
| Satish Sahney | Nov 1993 — Oct 1995 | SATISH SAHNEY |
| Amarjeet Singh Samra | Jan 1993 — Nov 1993 | A. S. SAMRA |
| Shreekant Krushnaji Bapat | August 1992 — January 1993 | |
| Vasant Keshaorao Saraf[4] | August 1987 | V. K. SARAF |
| D. S. Soman | 6 June 1986 | |
| Julio Francis Ribeiro | 25 February 1982 — 6 June 1986 | J. F. RIBEIRO |
| K. P. Medhekar | ||
| Emmanuel Sumitra Modak | E. S. MODAK | |
| K. J. Nanavatty | 19 June 1975 — 26 June 1977 | [5] |
| K. D. Billimoria | 3 July 1955 - 20 September 1957[5] | |
| Jehangir Sohrab Bharucha | 15 August 1947 — 16 May 1949 | J. S. BHARUCHA[5] |
| A. E. Caffin | 4 February 1947 — 14 August 1947 | |
| Mr. Patrick A. Kelly | 1 June 1922 — 14 October 1929 | P. A. KELLY |
| F. A. M. Vincent | 16 April 1916 — 21 February 1920 | [6] |
| Stephen Meredyth Edwardes | 1909 — 1916 | [6] |
| H. G. Gell | 1902 — 1909 | [6] |
| Hartly Kennedy | 1899 — 1901 | [6] |
| R. H. Vincent | 1893 — 1898 | [6] |
| Col W. H. Wilson | 4 July 1888 — 1893 | [6] |
| Sir Frank Souter[7] | 14 November 1864 — 3 July 1888 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Chaware, Dilip (24 November 2003). "How the city police slowly lost its glory". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Slow death of the institution of Mumbai Police Commissioner".
- ^ "Commissioner of Police, Greater Mumbai | Mumbai Police". mumbaipolice.gov.in. Mumbai Police. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Dhar, Raghu Nandan; Rahman, M. (15 September 1989). "We have a good criminal intelligence system: Bombay Police Commissioner Vasant Saraf". India Today. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "The Irani Brothers: Last Two Parsi Police Officers Left in Mumbai - Parsi Khabar". Parsikhbar.net. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Edwardes, Stephen Meredyth (1924). The Bombay City Police, an Historical Sketch 1672 -1916 (PDF). Oxford Press. pp. 56, 57, 58, 59. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "What is the History of the Mumbai Police?". Togethervcan.in. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
