Overview

• Commissioner Deven Bharti’s first major reshuffle since taking charge reassigned 16 deputy commissioners to new postings across Mumbai’s zones.
• IPS officer Purushottam Karhad was installed as full-time DCP of the Cyber Cell, ending an 18-month interim leadership arrangement.
• Several deputies, including Krishnakant Upadhyay and Datta Nalawade, were restored to the zone commands they held before the state assembly elections.
• Raj Tilak Roshan assumed the role of DCP, Crime Branch (Detection), while Sameer Shaikh and Rakesh Ola were posted to Zones VI and VII respectively.
• The reorganization aims to bolster capacity against rising cybercrime after Mumbai recorded nearly ₹1,200 crore in online fraud losses in 2024 with a recovery rate of just 12%.