Sanjay Verma replaces Rashmi Shukla as Maha's Director General of Police

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Sanjay Kumar Verma was on Tuesday appointed as the state's new Director General of Police (DGP) in place of Rashmi Shukla, who was removed on a directive of the Election Commission of India (ECI), an official said.

Ahead of the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, the ECI on Monday ordered that Shukla be removed as the state police chief with immediate effect following complaints from opposition parties.

The Congress had approached the EC seeking Shukla's transfer, citing her alleged role in tapping phones of opposition politicians.

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