MUMBAI: Mumbai police will soon have a sixth joint commissioner, tasked with overseeing intelligence gathering and monitoring sleeper cells, an official said on Thursday.The Maharashtra government approved the new post in the aftermath of the recent India-Pakistan military conflict to enhance the city’s internal security framework.Until now, Mumbai police had five joint commissioners handling law and order, crime, administration, traffic, and economic offences, respectively. “In Mumbai, intelligence gathering is done by the Special Branch, which is headed by an additional commissioner (deputy inspector general rank) who reports to the joint commissioner (law and order). Now this branch will be headed by a joint commissioner, who will be of inspector-general rank,” the official explained. “The Special Branch monitors every development in the city, collects intelligence inputs as well as keeps track of the activities of sleeper cells and (terror) sympathisers,” he said. Under the new mechanism, the joint commissioner of the Special Branch will report directly to the commissioner of police and coordinate closely with the joint commissioner of Law and Order, the official added.“It will help in gathering intelligence and sharing information with superiors in a timely manner so that swift action can be taken. At present, the post of additional commissioner (Special Branch) is vacant and it is being looked after by the additional commissioner of police (crime),” he said.