Maharashtra govt to transfer Pune police commissioner

The Maharashtra government has decided to transfer the Pune Police Commissioner in wake of rising crime graph in the city, the Legislative Council was informed on Tuesday.

The Maharashtra government has decided to transfer the Pune Police Commissioner in wake of rising crime graph in the city, the Legislative Council was informed on Tuesday.

"Considering growing crime rates in Pune, Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh would be transferred," Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Ramesh Bagwe told the upper house.

The announcement came after the Council members demanded transfer of Singh while discussing the issue of recent gangrape cases in Pune.

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