Deven Bharti, the officer who led the probe into the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Mumbai Police, replacing Vivek Phansalkar, who retired today, after serving the force for 35 years.
Bharti is reportedly close to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
A 1994-batch IPS (Indian Police Service) officer, Bharti is currently the special commissioner of the Mumbai police.
What did the state's Home Department say?
The state home department issued an order concerning Bharti’s appointment, it has downgrading the post to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), an official told PTI.
The coveted post of Mumbai police commissioner has traditionally been of the ADGP rank, but it has been upgraded to the DG rank in a few recent postings.
Past Stints
Before that, Bharti had served the 50,000-strong police force in the metropolis in various capacities, including as joint commissioner of police (law and order), additional commissioner of police (crime), and deputy commissioner of police (crime).
In his long career, he has also headed the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), besides serving as the inspector general of police (law and order ) in the state police headquarters.
Before being assigned to the Mumbai police, Bharti had also served on central deputation.
