Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Dr Mohit Kumar Garg Oversees Mumbai’s High-Profile Celebrity Belt
Dr Mohit Kumar Garg is a senior police officer in Mumbai.
He looks after an area called West Region–Zone II.
This area includes Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, Juhu and D.N. Nagar.
It also includes places where many Bollywood celebrities live.
Garg studied medicine before becoming a police officer.
Earlier, he worked in Gadchiroli, Ratnagiri and Mumbai’s Crime Branch.
Since 2023, he has managed public safety, event security and important investigations.
His medical training is described as helpful during emergencies and difficult situations.
Dr Mohit Kumar Garg, a 2014-batch Maharashtra-cadre IPS officer, is Mumbai’s DCP for West Region–Zone II.
His jurisdiction includes Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, Juhu, D.N. Nagar and the soon-to-open Irla police station.
The zone contains major residential, commercial and entertainment areas, including neighbourhoods where Bollywood celebrities live.
Garg previously served in Naxal-affected Gadchiroli, as Superintendent of Police in Ratnagiri and in Mumbai’s Crime Branch.
He has been DCP, Zone II, since 2023, overseeing law and order, security, investigations and crime prevention.
- Who
- Dr Mohit Kumar Garg, a 2014-batch IPS officer of the Maharashtra cadre.
- What
- He serves as Deputy Commissioner of Police for Mumbai’s West Region–Zone II.
- When
- He took charge as DCP, Zone II, in 2023.
- Where
- His office is at the Bandra Police Station Compound on Hill Road in Bandra West, Mumbai.
- Why
- He is responsible for law and order, crime prevention, event and VIP security, and supervision of significant investigations in the zone.
- Current position
- Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Region–Zone II, Mumbai
- Police stations covered
- Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, Juhu, D.N. Nagar and the newly approved Irla station
- Jurisdiction
- A prominent residential, commercial and entertainment area of Mumbai
- Police service
- 2014-batch Indian Police Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre
- Earlier assignments
- Additional Superintendent of Police in Gadchiroli, Superintendent of Police in Ratnagiri and DCP, Crime Branch (Preventive), Mumbai
- Education
- M.B.B.S. before clearing the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination
- Office contact
- 022-26422042; 022-26453700; [email protected]