Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, a 1985 batch officer, took charge as the new commissioner of police (CP), Mumbai, on Saturday evening. Previous CP DD Padsalgikar will take charge as director general of police (Maharashtra), as earlier incumbent, SC Mathur, retired on Saturday.

Jaiswal, 55, graduated with a BA in English degree from DAV College in Chandigarh and then earned an MBA in Business administration from Punjab University. Before this posting, Jaiswal was with the RAW, India's premier spy agency. He was posted in Aurangabad and Osmanabad as additional superintendent of police and then as superintendent of police (SP) in naxal affected Gadchiroli. He was also additional commissioner of police, Central region, in Mumbai and deputy inspector general (DIG) in the ATS. In June 2008, he left for Central deputation to RAW as joint secretary in the cabinet secretariat, with DG rank. He now returns to Mumbai as CP.