With Seth likely to move out, many in the administration saw his batchmate IPS officer Rashmi Shukla, currently heading the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on central deputation, as a likely replacement.
In what points to a reshuffle in Maharashtra police, the name of incumbent state DGP Rajnish Seth was Tuesday cleared by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for the post of the chairman of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC).
Once the governor approves the same, Seth will take voluntary retirement months ahead of his retirement date of December 31.
The reason for the move, however, was not clear, considering that the 1988 batch officer was only three months away from retirement and could have taken over the post after retirement.
