Vivek Phansalkar had also served Maharashtra Police in various key capacities including Thane commissioner of police and Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad chief.
Mumbai: Senior IPS officer Vivek Phansalkar has been appointed as the new Mumbai police commissioner.
A 1989-batch IPS officer, Vivek Phansalkar was serving as the DG and MD of the Police Housing and Welfare Corporation, before his appointment as the Mumbai police commissioner.
He will succeed incumbent commissioner of police Sanjay Pandey who is retiring on Thursday.
Vivek Phansalkar had also served Maharashtra Police in various key capacities including Thane commissioner of police and Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad chief.
Mr. Sanjay Pandey was appointed as the commissioner on February 19. He was known for his interactions with the media.
In an exclusive interview with HW news Networkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ExfVYwIa0 last month, Mr. Pandey answered a few questions from the citizens of the city.
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