Mumbai police and IPS circles are abuzz with talk of the appointment of the city's top cop. Two days before the incumbent Commissioner of Police (CP) Sanjay Barve is to retire, the home department is completely mum on the issue. According to sources, Barve may not get a third extension.

Sources close to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that although a final decision is yet to be made, they believe another extension would be an injustice to deserving candidates waiting for an appointment. No request for an extension has been sent to the union government either.