<p>Sivanandan was replaced by Additional Director General (special operations) Sanjeev Dayal. Sivanandan succeeds Anami Roy, who retired on Monday.<br /><br />Sivanandan, a 1976 batch IPS officer, outdid Gafoor, who is the Director General of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and one who was considered the front-runner for the top job.<br />Gafoor is an officer of the 1974 IPS batch and was the Mumbai Police Commissioner during the 26/11 terror attacks. His leadership during the attacks came under severe flak from the Pradhan inquiry panel, which led to his shunting from the Mumbai chief’s post to a less important post of ADG, Police Housing, on June 12, 2009.<br /><br />Again, it was Sivanandan, who was then the state intelligence chief, who replaced him as the commissioner.<br /><br />Gafoor was recently rehabilitated as the DG of ACB, but could not make it to the top post of the state police.<br /><br />Roy too was the DGP of the state during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. He was removed in February 2009 after a Mumbai High Court order ruled that his appointment was invalid on the basis of seniority.<br /><br />Roy was then replaced by S S Virk, whose term expired in a short time, and Roy was back in the saddle.</p>
<p>Sivanandan was replaced by Additional Director General (special operations) Sanjeev Dayal. Sivanandan succeeds Anami Roy, who retired on Monday.<br /><br />Sivanandan, a 1976 batch IPS officer, outdid Gafoor, who is the Director General of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and one who was considered the front-runner for the top job.<br />Gafoor is an officer of the 1974 IPS batch and was the Mumbai Police Commissioner during the 26/11 terror attacks. His leadership during the attacks came under severe flak from the Pradhan inquiry panel, which led to his shunting from the Mumbai chief’s post to a less important post of ADG, Police Housing, on June 12, 2009.<br /><br />Again, it was Sivanandan, who was then the state intelligence chief, who replaced him as the commissioner.<br /><br />Gafoor was recently rehabilitated as the DG of ACB, but could not make it to the top post of the state police.<br /><br />Roy too was the DGP of the state during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. He was removed in February 2009 after a Mumbai High Court order ruled that his appointment was invalid on the basis of seniority.<br /><br />Roy was then replaced by S S Virk, whose term expired in a short time, and Roy was back in the saddle.</p>
