The Police Commissioner of Mumbai is the chief of the

Mumbai Police The Mumbai Police (Marathi: मुंबई पोलीस, IAST: ''Mumbaī Pulīs'', formerly ''Bombay Police'') is the police department of the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a part of Maharashtra Police and has the primary responsibiliti ...

, and an officer of the Indian Police Service. The Mumbai Police Commissioner is appointed by the

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

State Government on the recommendation by the Establishment Board, which includes Additional Chief Secretary—Home department and other senior bureaucrats. The first commissioner was

Frank Souter Sir Frank Henry Andrew Souter, Kt., C.S.I., C.I.E. (30 June 1831 – 5 June 1888) was a British policeman who was the first Police Commissioner of Bombay, serving from 1864 to 1888. Parentage His father was reportedly a captain in the 4 ...

, who was appointed in 1864. The headquarters are opposite Crawford Market in South Mumbai.

Criticism

Julio Ribeiro wrote that some commissioners are appointed by lobbying. They are expected to repay the favour to the politicians. They transfer junior officials to positions where the politicians can make maximum illegal money.

List of Police Commissioners of Mumbai

List of former Police Commissioners of Mumbai:

References

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Criticism

List of Police Commissioners of Mumbai

See also

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