Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik has forwarded the names of three eligible <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-ips-officer-rashmi-shukla-becomes-maharashtras-new-dgp-23328252" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">IPS officers</a> for the post of the new full-time director general of police (DGP) of Maharashtra. &ldquo;As requested by the ECI [Election Commission of India], three names have been submitted, and a decision will be made soon,&rdquo; she said.
The three names sent to the ECI are IPS officers Sanjay Verma, Sanjeev Kumar Singhal and his batchmate Ritesh Kumar.
Saunik added that until a new DGP is appointed, additional charge has been given to Vivek Phansalkar, a 1989-batch IPS officer and the senior-most officer in Maharashtra.&nbsp;
2 No. of 1992 batch officers in the running
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Sanjay Verma A 1990-batch officer currently serving as DG, law and technical, he is set to retire in April 2028 and is at the top of the list of contenders for full-time <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-top-cop-vivek-phansalkar-to-take-charge-as-interim-maharashtra-dgp-23422796#:~:text=Phansalkar&#372C&#3720the&#3720senior&#372Dmost&#3720IPS,before&#3720the&#3720Maharashtra&#3720Elections&#37202024." target="_blank" rel="none noopener">DGP of Maharashtra &nbsp;</a>
<img title="Ritesh Kumar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/nov/who-next-c_e.jpg" alt="Ritesh Kumar" width="1280" height="720" />
Ritesh Kumar Also from the 1992 batch, he is presently the DG of Home Guards. He was unexpectedly transferred from his position as Pune commissioner during the<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/lok-sabha-election-results-2024-4-36-lakh-maharashtra-voters-chose-nota-23353160" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> Lok Sabha elections</a> and is now in the running for the position of full-time DGP. &nbsp;
<img title="Sanjeev Kumar Singhal" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/nov/who-next-d_e.jpg" alt="Sanjeev Kumar Singhal" width="1280" height="720" />
Sanjeev Kumar Singhal A 1992-batch officer, Singhal is currently posted as DGP of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). He was recently appointed to this role after the retirement of IPS officer Jaijeet Singh in April.&nbsp;
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The names proposed to the Election Commission of India include IPS officers Sanjay Verma, Sanjeev Kumar Singhal, and Ritesh Kumar, who is Singhal’s batchmate.



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