Former top cop Amitabh Gupta to head prison dept
On December 13, Gupta was transferred from Pune City Police to Mumbai as the additional director general of police (law and order).
2 min read
Former Pune police commissioner Amitabh Gupta. (File) FOUR DAYS after being transferred out of Pune City Police, former commissioner Amitabh Gupta was again transferred by the state Home department on Saturday. The IPS officer will now serve as the additional director general of prisons, Maharashtra state. An order in this regard was issued by joint secretary Vyankatesh Bhat of the Home department on Friday.
On December 13, Gupta was transferred from Pune City Police to Mumbai as the additional director general of police (law and order).
IPS officer Retesh Kumaarr, the state CID chief, was transferred to Pune City Police as the new commissioner. Kumaarr took charge as new police commissioner from Amitabh Gupta on Friday.
As the new chief of the state Prison department, which has its headquarters in Pune city, Gupta will continue to reside in the city.
While leaving charge, Gupta had thanked Pune city in a note, saying, “Happy with the work we did in ensuring law and order, cracking major economic and exam scams, as well as in citizen engagement on the ground, plus on social media. But a long way to go and a lot of scope of improvement in areas such as traffic in tandem with other stakeholders….”.
You May Like
Photos
