This story is from August 23, 2016

Nagpur an important responsibility, says new CP Venkatesham

Nagpur an important responsibility, says new CP Venkatesham
Nagpur: K Venkatesham, an IPS officer of 1988 batch, named as the new city police chief on Monday replacing incumbent SP Yadav, stated that posting in the second capital of the state was an important responsibility for him. The new CP, also heading the massive scholarship scam probe running into several thousand crores, returned to Vidarbha after a previous stint in Naxal-affected Gondia in early 90s.
Venkatesham, posted as addl CP, South region, during the tumultuous 26/11 episode in Mumbai, is set to take up the reins from Yadav in the home city of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis when the crime scenario has improved through a systematic approach of police department that invoked stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) against a record two dozen gangs. With the end of winter session at year end and civic election early in 2017, Venkatesham too seems to have a tough task on hand with Fadnavis’s political opposition waiting for an opportunity to jeer at the CM over city’s law and order situation.
Nagpur’s crime scenarios is considered crucial by political pundits as the yardstick of Fadnavis’s success at the state level. “Nagpur is an important assignment and I would seek cooperation from the existing officers for expected outcome,” said Venkatesham, who was instrumental in eliminating top gangsters from Dawood and Arun Gawli gangs in Mumbai.
The erstwhile Nagpur CP Yadav’s shifting to Mumbai as the Addl DG for state law and order comes along with the posting of former Nagpur Addl CP Ravindra Singhal as Nashik CP. Singhal, posted as IG under Venkatesham in training and special units wing of state police, would replace S Jagannathan. Venkatesham’s last post has been now entrusted to Jagannathan. Former SP Nagpur rural, Yashasvi Yadav, after his return from from deputation in Uttar Pradesh, has been posted as Addl CP in Thane.
Venkatesham, recipient of DG’s insignia, police medal for meritorious service and President’s police medal for distinguished service, was the officer behind introducing e-learning and digitization of police training. “Our efforts overhauled the system upgrading the training to bring professionalism into the working of the department. Around 250 classrooms were digitized across the state police training schools. The efforts were undertaken to ensure minimum six days of training for every officer was given in a year,” he said.
Venkatesham, who earlier worked in the IB and was responsible for various reforms in the immigration department, said he would decide his priorities and focus on the issues after he meets his colleagues in city. He is set to take charge from Yadav later this week. “I have already served in communally sensitive places like Malegaon during Ram Janmabhoomi protest and later at Osmanabad,” he said.
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