Sandip Patil, Maharashtra's Inspector General (Anti-Naxal Operations), took on the additional role of police commissioner of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city on Saturday, promising to enhance police morale and uphold strict anti-corruption measures.

An IPS officer from the 2006 batch, Patil succeeds Manoj Lohiya, who retired on Friday. Patil previously served as superintendent of police in Parbhani district.