This is an archive article published on November 7, 2022
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Mumbai Confidential: Playing Safe

With over 20 SP rank officers being recently transferred in Maharashtra, those officers who have been replaced are still awaiting their new postings. Usually, this waiting period is considered a good time for mid-career training at the National Police Academy at Hyderabad.

Mumbai Confidential, Maharashtra government, Eknath Shinde, Bangar, Mumbai news, Maharashtra, Indian Express, current affairsPolice began collecting evidence to establish the IPS officer’s alleged involvement and traced the owner of the phone number to a Central Delhi locality. (File/Represenatational)
2 min readMumbaiNov 8, 2022 02:22 PM IST First published on: Nov 7, 2022 at 12:37 AM IST

With over 20 SP rank officers being recently transferred in Maharashtra, those officers who have been replaced are still awaiting their new postings. Usually, this waiting period is considered a good time for mid-career training at the National Police Academy at Hyderabad. However, several of these officers who were nominated, are suddenly “feeling unwell” and have refused to go. Many suspect these officers fear that being away from the state could cost them a good posting and are hence skeptical to leave.

Satara: A Photo-op

CM Eknath Shinde’s tour to his native village in Satara district saw him working in his farm, planting strawberries and taking a tour in the village in casual clothes, an attire different from his usual white shirt and a pair of trousers. He was accompanied by television channel reporters during the stay. Photos with him sitting on the ground and working in the field indicate his PR team’s attempt to present a different image, which many believed is a copy of PM Narendra Modi’s PR campaign during his stint as Gujarat CM.

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