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History of Principals
Detective Training School, Nashik (Since 1981)
The Detective Training School, Nashik was established on May 1, 1981, under Maharashtra State Government Home Department Order No. TEX/1086/35-A/Pol-5. Since its inception, the institution has been led by distinguished officers who have contributed significantly to shaping the training and development of Maharashtra Police personnel.
| Sr. No. | Name of the Principal | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shri A. P. Dhere | 01/05/1981 | 24/06/1981 |
| 2 | Shri A. S. Samra, IPS (Addl.) | 25/06/1981 | 08/07/1981 |
| 3 | Shri P. V. Joshi, IPS | 09/07/1981 | 24/09/1981 |
| 4 | Shri P. B. Bobade, IPS (Addl.) | 25/09/1981 01/03/1982 | 10/12/1981 04/11/1982 |
| 5 | Shri G. V. Gole | 11/12/1981 | 17/02/1982 |
| 6 | Shri V. H. Lone | 18/02/1982 | 28/02/1982 |
| 7 | Shri S. M. Mushrif | 05/11/1982 | 20/07/1983 |
| 8 | Shri S. H. Doddamamani | 21/07/1983 | 17/11/1985 |
| 9 | Shri M. K. Rathod, IPS | 18/11/1985 29/05/1988 | 30/04/1988 09/06/1988 |
| 10 | Shri K. P. Rokade (Addl.) | 30/04/1988 09/06/1988 | 28/05/1988 23/06/1988 |
| 11 | Shri K. Ramchandran, IPS | 24/06/1988 | 04/10/1988 |
| 12 | Shri Pankaj Gupta, IPS | 04/10/1988 | 14/08/1990 |
| 13 | Shri S. A. Kakkad (Addl.) | 15/08/1990 21/07/1991 26/08/1991 | 01/04/1991 11/08/1991 09/10/1991 |
| 14 | Shri Prabhat Ranjan, IPS | 02/04/1991 12/08/1991 | 20/07/1991 25/08/1991 |
| 15 | Shri D. R. Jagtap | 10/10/1991 | 02/01/1993 |
| 16 | Shri S. S. Ahire (Addl.) | 02/01/1993 26/06/1994 | 17/02/1993 05/09/1994 |
| 17 | Smt. S. Sridevi Goel, IPS | 18/02/1993 | 23/06/1993 |
| 18 | Shri S. A. Khopade | 28/06/1993 | 26/06/1994 |
| 19 | Shri Dalbir Bharti, IPS | 06/09/1994 | 20/05/1995 |
| 20 | Shri V. B. Lokhande (Addl.) | 21/05/1995 | 18/06/1995 |
| 21 | Shri T. R. Singh (Addl.) | 08/09/1995 01/08/1996 | 10/10/1995 05/08/1996 |
| 22 | Shri R. S. Nakhawa | 11/10/1995 | 31/07/1996 |
| 23 | Shri V. R. R. Sur, IPS (Addl.) | 06/08/1996 08/03/1997 15/05/1997 | 27/11/1996 20/04/1997 11/07/1997 |
| 24 | Shri V. B. Jadhav (Addl.) | 11/07/1997 | 01/08/1997 |
| 25 | Shri K. E. Jadhav (Addl.) | 01/08/1997 | 04/08/1997 |
| 26 | Shri R. K. Sahay, IPS (Addl.) | 04/08/1997 | 11/08/1997 |
| 27 | Shri M. H. Gavit | 28/11/1996 21/04/1997 | 07/03/1997 14/05/1997 |
| 28 | Shri S. S. Keskar | 12/08/1997 | 10/02/1998 |
| 29 | Shri V. L. Ingle | 11/02/1998 | 11/08/2000 |
| 30 | Shri R. R. Mangaonkar, IPS | 11/08/2000 16/09/2001 | 18/06/2001 25/08/2002 |
| 31 | Shri M. M. Beldar (Addl.) | 18/06/2001 | 15/09/2001 |
| 32 | Shri M. K. Karve, IPS | 26/08/2002 | 08/09/2003 |
| 33 | Shri V. K. Chaudhary (Addl.) | 09/09/2003 05/04/2004 | 29/09/2003 24/05/2004 |
| 34 | Shri S. A. Khankal | 30/09/2003 | 04/04/2004 |
| 35 | Shri S. R. Pawar (Addl.) | 25/05/2004 | 24/08/2004 |
| 36 | Shri C. K. Pawar (SPS) | 25/08/2004 | 28/08/2005 |
| 37 | Shri M. V. Vasave (SPS) | 29/08/2005 | 31/12/2011 |
| 38 | Shri S. V. Patil | 01/01/2012 | 09/01/2012 |
| 39 | Shri Harish Baijal, IPS | 09/01/2012 | 05/12/2015 |
| 40 | Shri V. S. Deshpande (Addl.) | 06/12/2015 | 16/10/2016 |
| 41 | Shri Rajendra Sasane (Addl.) | 17/10/2016 | 02/11/2016 |
| 42 | Shri Shrinivas Ghadge | 03/11/2016 | 18/02/2018 |
| 43 | Shri Nandkumar Thakur (Addl.) | 19/02/2018 | 07/03/2018 |
| 44 | Smt. Geeta Chavan | 08/03/2018 | 01/12/2020 |
| 45 | Shri Vasant M. More (Addl.) | 08/12/2020 | 26/01/2021 |
| 46 | Shri George Fernandis (Addl.) | 27/01/2021 | 02/05/2021 |
| 47 | Shri Ashok B. Nakhate | 03/05/2021 | 28/11/2023 |
| 48 | Shri Chandrakant W. Gawali Current | 28/11/2023 | Till date |