Mumbai police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar has been given the additional charge of Maharashtra Director General of Police by the state government.

The move comes after incumbent DGP Rashmi Shukla was transferred on Election Commission orders. Ahead of the November 20 Assembly polls, the Election Commission yesterday directed the state government to transfer Ms Shukla, the first woman DGP of Maharashtra, with immediate effect following complaints from political parties. The poll body directed the Maharashtra chief secretary to hand over Shukla’s charge to the next senior-most IPS officer in the state.