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01/08/22 23:08 PM IST

Delhi's New Police Commissioner

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  • The central government named Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjay Arora as the new Police Commissioner of Delhi. He will succeed Rakesh Asthana.
Sanjay Arora 
  • A 1998-batch IPS officer from Tamil Nadu cadre, Mr Arora will leave his current post of Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), to join on August 1. He may serve until his retirement on July 31, 2025, or until further orders, as per the Union Home Ministry order.
  • Mr Arora is only the third officer from outside the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre to be brought in to head the national capital's police force. Before him, Mr Asthana (from Gujarat cadre) and Ajay Raj Sharma ( from UP cadre) held the post.
  • Mr Arora has a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur.
  • The 57-year-old was part of the Tamil Nadu Police's special task force which later hunted down dacoit Veerappan. He was awarded the CM's Gallantry Medal for it.
  • Mr Arora also had stints in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Border Security Force (BSF). 
Source- PIB 

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