1989 batch senior IPS officer, Vivek Phansalkar has been named as the new Mumbai police commissioner. He was presently serving as the DG and MD of the Police Housing and Welfare Corporation.
He will succeed incumbent commissioner of police Sanjay Pandey who is retiring on Thursday.
Earlier, Vivek Phansalkar had served Maharashtra Police in various key capacities including Thane commissioner of police and Maharashtra ATS chief.