India, April 30 -- The Maharashtra government appointed 1994-batch IPS officer Deven Bharti as the new police commissioner of Mumbai.

Deven Bharti, 56, has served at several important postings in Mumbai and other places. In 2023, he was appointed special commissioner of police, Mumbai, by the state government. It is for the first time in the history of the Mumbai Police that such a position has been created.

Deven Bharti was one of the longest-serving joint commissioners of police (law and order) of Mumbai, an important office overseeing all police stations in the city.

Besides, he has held several important positions, such as the additional commissioner of police (crime branch) post, and headed the Maharashtra State Anti Terrorism Squ...