Just in: Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria promoted to Director General Home Guard. Ahmed Javed takes over as Mumbai CP. This comes at a time when Maria is personally heading investigations in the Sheena Bora murder.


Last year, when Maria took over as Mumbai top cop, Javed, a senior IPS officer, has gone of leave instead of taking charge as Director General, Home Guard. Javed had called Maria's appointed unjust and pointed out that he was the top contender for the post.


Maria, as the Deputy Commissioner Police (Traffic) in 1993, had cracked the Bombay serial blasts case, and later moved to DCP (Crime) and then Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), of the Mumbai Police.

Maria cracked the 2003 Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar twin blasts case, arresting six persons, including a couple for planting the explosive devices inside taxis.


Maria was given the responsibility of investigating the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. He interrogated Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist captured alive, and successfully investigated the case. Kasab was hanged in 2012.