Param Bir Singh appointed as new Mumbai Police Commissioner

A 1988-batch IPS officer, Param Bir Singh has been appointed as the new Mumbai Police Commissioner. He was posted as the Director-General of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) before being elevated as Mumbai's top cop.

Mumbai:The Maharashtra government on Saturday appointed Param Bir Singh as the new Mumbai Police Commissioner.

Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer, was posted as the Director-General (DG) of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) before his appointment as the Mumbai Police Commissioner.

Param Bir Singh appointed as new Mumbai Police Commissioner

He also served as the Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order) and held important posts like that of Thane Police Commissioner, DCP in several important zones in Mumbai.

Singh succeeds Sanjay Barve, who retired on Saturday.

Barve was a 1987-batch IPS officer, who had taken charge as Mumbai police commissioner on February 28 last year.

(With inputs from PTI)