IN A quick action following communal riots in Amravati, the Maharashtra Police headquarters deputed its four experienced Additional Director General (ADG) rank officials in sensitive police ranges and cities across the State to maintain communal harmony. The police ranges are usually headed by Inspector General of Police (IGP) rank official. The ADG rank is one step above the rank of IGP. A top police official said that the decision was taken by the Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjay Pandey after a brief interaction with top-ranked police officials and Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil.

 

The officials believed that the ADG rank officials would use their expertise of policing in maintaining communal harmony in the sensitive areas, sources said. ADG (Law and Order) Maharashtra Rajender Singh arrived in Nagpur at 3 pm on Saturday and proceeded to riot-hit Amravati by road in the evening. He will camp there to maintain law and order. Amravati police range covers Amravati, Akola, Buldana, Yavatmal and Washim districts. As per the order of headquarters, ADG (Traffic) Dr Bhushankumar Upadhyay has been asked to take charge of situation in Nagpur city, Nagpur and Gadchiroli police Ranges.

 

Nagpur police range covers Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara and Chandrapur districts while Gadchiroli and Gondia districts come under Gadchiroli range. DIG Gadchiroli Sandip Patil is holding additional charge of Amravati city as Commissioner of Police Amravati city Dr Aarti Singh is on leave. ADG (Training) Sanjay Kumar reached Aurangabad where he will look after situation in Aurangabad city, Aurangabad and Nanded police ranges. Aurangabad rural, Jalna, Beed and Osmanabad districts come under Aurangabad police range while Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded and Latur districts are the part of Nanded police range. ADG (Special Operations) Pravin Salunkhe will take care of Nashik city and Nashik police ranges which covers Nashik, Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Dhule and Ahmednagar districts.