As many as 12,115 posts in Maharashtra Police department are lying vacant out of which the highest 2,708 vacancies are of sub-inspectors, an RTI query has revealed.

There are total 2,19,986 posts in Maharashtra Police department out of which 2,07,871 are filled. There are a total of 12,115 posts lying vacant, Public Information Officer P K Ghuge said in response to a RTI query filed by activist Anil Galgali to DGP of Maharashtra state police force headquarters.