He belongs to the 1981 batch of the Indian Police Service . His first posting was as assistant superintendent of police in Akola , and then Buldhana , in the interiors of Maharashtra . He came to Mumbai in 1986 . He was the Deputy Commissioner Police ( Traffic ) in 1993 . He was appointed the Commissioner of Mumbai Police on 15 February 2014 . He retired on 31 January 2017 , after putting in 36 years of distinguished service As the Deputy Commissioner Police ( Traffic ) in 1993 , he cracked the Bombay serial blasts case , and later moved to DCP ( Crime ) and then Joint Commissioner of Police ( Crime ) , of the Mumbai Police
Bombay serial blasts case
1993 Bombay bombings
Rakesh Maria