The Maharashtra government on Saturday, 29 February, appointed Param Bir Singh as the new Mumbai Police Commissioner. He succeeds Sanjay Barve, who retired from his post earlier on Saturday.
Singh is a 1988-batch IPS officer who was the Director General (DG) of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) before his appointment as the Mumbai top cop.
After assuming office, Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said that peaceful anti-CAA demonstrations in the city will be allowed to continue.
“Demonstrating peacefully is the democratic right of the people. As long as it does not become a problem for the common people or breaks the law, then there is nothing wrong in it.”Param Bir Singh
Barve Given a Farewell at Naigaon Police Station
Sanjay Barve, who had taken charge as the commissioner on 28 February last year, was given a farewell by his colleagues at Naigaon police station in Mumbai on Saturday, PTI reported.
The 1987-batch IPS officer had got two three-month extensions: first in August and then in November. He will not be given another extension, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh made clear on Friday.
"Today, the Mumbai police is well equipped, strong and capable of dealing with any challenge. In my tenure, I have witnessed elections, protests against CAA, NRC and other challenges, but officials of the Mumbai police have handled them well," Barve said.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
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