In a major reshuffle, the Mumbai Police has transferred 28 Senior Police Inspectors (SPIs) from stations including Sakinaka, Kandivli, Bandra, Byculla, Sion, Goregaon, Trombay, Worli, Oshiwara, and others, while promoting about 100 Police Inspectors to SPI rank. The shake-up follows the August 7 promotion of 156 SPIs to Assistant Police Commissioner, impacting nearly 80 per cent of Senior Inspectors in 94 police stations and 102 traffic units. 

While the movement has been termed a “routine transfer and promotion process” by Mumbai Police, sources suggest that the exercise has been carried out keeping in mind the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.

According to the police sources, as per an administrative order issued by the Home Department on August 7, around 156 Senior Police Inspectors (SPIs) from across Mumbai and Maharashtra were promoted to the rank of Assistant Police Commissioner (ACP). Many of these officers were already serving as SPIs in police stations in Mumbai and nearby areas. Interestingly, some officers who had been promoted to ACP earlier had declined the higher post, preferring to continue as Senior Inspectors.