ByTaking stock of the rising crime graph of the state, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has cleared way for creation of a new post - Director General of Police, Legal and Technical (L&T). The move is expected to increase conviction rate in the state.IPS officer Satish Chandra Mathur of 1981 cadre will be the first officer to take over this position, after his promotion and transfer from the post of Pune police commissioner. Speaking to Mumbai Mirror, Mathur said, “I have absolute no idea about this newly created position called ‘Legal and Technical’. It is the state DGP’s idea. You can ask him for more details.”He added, “Once the new commissioner comes to Pune, I will be relieved and will resume my new post”. DGP (L&T) will coordinate with police and legal department, which provides public prosecutors. He will also monitor the work of the state forensic lab.In addition, the Maharashtra government on Monday transferred 37 top IPS officers, including Nagpur Police Commissioner KK Pathak, and Himanshu Roy, the additional DG of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).Pathak has now been appointed as the Pune top cop. S P Yadav, Additional DG of CID, will replace Pathak as the Nagpur police commissioner. Additional commissioner of police (economic offences wing), Rajvardhan, has been promoted to the rank of Special IG and sent to Nagpur as a joint commissioner of police. Roy has been replaced by Vivek Phansalkar, currently a joint CP (administration). Roy would now be additional DG (housing). Deven Bharati, special IG (law and order), will be the new joint CP (law and order), Mumbai.Dhananjay Kamlakar, joint CP (law and order) will be joint CP (economic offences wing). Amitabh Gupta, special IG (Konkan) will be special IG (VIP security). Sanjay Barve, additional DG (Railways), has been transferred as additional DG (Anti-Corruption Bureau). Barve’s name had cropped up during the Adarsh Scam investigation. His father owned a flat in Adarsh building.