Transfers & Postings · eGov
The state Home Department issued a government order on 2 November 2026 transferring 16 IPS and RPS officers across ten districts and granting extensions to three senior officers in Thane.
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- 16 senior IPS and RPS officers transferred to districts including Thane, Beed, Satara, Nanded, Pune, Nagpur, Ratnagiri, Latur, Bhandara and Nashik.
- Amarsingh Jadhav, Prashant Kadam and Shivraj Patil each receive a one-year extension in their current Thane posts.
- Orders were issued on the recommendations of Police Establishment Board No. 1.
Why it matters: The reshuffle restructures police administration across ten Maharashtra districts simultaneously, affecting both crime and intelligence functions.
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The Maharashtra state Home Department on 2 November 2026 ordered a wide-ranging reshuffle of 16 senior police officers, moving them to postings across ten districts. The government order, issued on the recommendations of Police Establishment Board No. 1, covers Thane, Beed, Satara, Nanded, Pune, Nagpur, Ratnagiri, Latur, Bhandara and Nashik.
Alongside the transfers, the order grants a one-year extension to three senior officers currently serving in Thane, allowing them to remain in their existing roles.
Extensions in Thane
Amarsingh Jadhav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), Thane, has been permitted to continue in that post for one more year. DCP Zone 5 Prashant Kadam and Shivraj Patil have similarly been granted extensions to remain in their present positions. The decisions drew attention given the breadth of simultaneous transfers elsewhere in the state.
Key appointments
In Thane, Additional Superintendent of Police Anmol Mittal has been transferred to Ambajogai in Beed district. Meena Makhwana has been appointed Additional SP, Thane Rural, filling the gap left by that movement. Suraj Gurav moves from Thane City to Additional SP, Nanded, and a fresh posting has also been ordered for Jayant Bajbale.
Vikas Sampat Naik has been posted to the State Intelligence Department in Mumbai. Kumar Bhikaji Chaudhary moves to the Maharashtra Police Academy in Nashik, and Sanket Satish Gosavi has been posted to Ratnagiri.
Other postings in the order
Akanksha Yadav has been posted to Ausa in Latur district, while Vaishali Ishwar Kadukar moves to Pune CID and Chetna Tidke to the Nagpur Anti-Narcotics Squad. Dhananjay Anant Jadhav has been transferred to Satara.
Sudhir Pundalik Nandanwar has been appointed to Tumsar and Santosh Vairagade to Malegaon Camp, completing the district-level postings under the order.
About the key officers
Amarsingh Jadhav
| Service | IPS/RPS |
|---|---|
| New post | Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), Thane (extension) |
| Previous post | Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), Thane |
Prashant Kadam
| Service | IPS/RPS |
|---|---|
| New post | DCP, Zone 5 (extension) |
| Previous post | DCP, Zone 5 |
Anmol Mittal
| Service | IPS/RPS |
|---|---|
| New post | Additional Superintendent of Police, Ambajogai, Beed district |
| Previous post | Additional Superintendent of Police, Thane |
| Career so far | Served as Additional Superintendent of Police in Thane before being transferred to Ambajogai in Beed district. |
Meena Makhwana
| Service | IPS/RPS |
|---|---|
| New post | Additional SP, Thane Rural |
Suraj Gurav
| Service | IPS/RPS |
|---|---|
| New post | Additional SP, Nanded |
| Previous post | Thane City |
| Career so far | Was posted in Thane City before being moved to Additional SP, Nanded. |