The Commissioner of Police, Delhi or Delhi Police Commissioner is the head of the Delhi Police, the Law enforcement agency of the 15 police districts (as of January 2019) of National Capital of India, Delhi.
In the year 1966, the Government of India constituted the Delhi Police Commission headed by Justice G.D. Khosla to go into the problems faced by Delhi Police and it was on the basis of the Khosla Commission Report that the Delhi Police was reorganised. Four Police districts, namely, North, Central, South and New Delhi were constituted. The Delhi Police Commission also recommended the introduction of Police Commissioner system which was eventually adopted from 1 July 1978.
Following the recommendations of "Khosla Commission", Commissioner of Police system in Delhi, the capital of India was started in 1978, with J.N. Chaturvedi being appointed as the first Police Commissioner of Delhi. It replaced the earlier Inspector General of Police system, where the Inspector General of police would report to the Divisional Commissioner (India) of Delhi, thus having a dual authority in effect. The Commissioner system brought an end to this dual authority as since then the appointed Commissioner of Police is of Director General of Police (DGP) reports to the Union Home Minister and the Lt Governor.
The longest serving Commissioner of Delhi Police is Krishan Kant Paul who served for 42 months (2004-2007).[3]
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The present Commissioner of Delhi Police is Sanjay Arora, IPS a 1988 batch officer of Tamil Nadu cadre deputed to AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre, who took office on 1 August 2022.
The issue of appointment of police commissioners of New Delhi, has not been without controversies. The most recent controversy was when a senior police officer Kiran Bedi was superseded to appoint her junior Dadwal as the Police Commissioner in July 2007. Bedi went on record saying that at a time, when the President of India as well as the chairperson of the ruling alliance UPA were women (Pratibha Patil and Sonia Gandhi respectively), it would have done a lot of good for country's image as well as for the upliftment of women if she had been appointed. She resigned soon after in protest, although her official line was that she wanted to devote more time to social work.[citation needed]
Various opposition parties questioned the appointment of Rakesh Asthana, a 1984-Gujarat cadre IPS officer, as the Commissioner, who was appointed to the post on 27 July 2021, just before 4 days of his superannuation.[9][10]
^"Alok Takes Charge As Delhi's New Police Commissioner". NDTV. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^Trivedi, Saurabh (28 July 2021). "Rakesh Asthana appointed Delhi Police Commissioner". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^Langa, Mahesh (28 July 2021). "For Rakesh Asthana, new role as Delhi Police Commissioner comes as vindication". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^"Congress questions appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police chief". The Indian Express. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
December 15, 2023
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The Commissioner of Police Delhi or Delhi Police Commissioner is the head of the Delhi Police the Law enforcement agency of the 15 police districts as of January 2019 of National Capital of India Delhi Commissioner of PoliceDelhiद ल ल प ल स कम श नरRank Insignia of the Police Commissioner Director General Rank IncumbentSanjay Arora officer IPSResidenceNew Delhi DelhiAppointerMinistry of Home Affairs India Term length60 years of age whichever earlier Renewable at Ministry s pleasureConstituting instrumentThe Delhi Police Act 1978 1 2 Inaugural holderJ N ChaturvediFormation1978DeputyThe Special Commissioner s of Police one or more WebsiteOffice of the Commissioner Contents 1 Origins 2 Incumbent police commissioner 3 Former police commissioners 4 Controversies 5 See also 6 ReferencesOrigins editIn the year 1966 the Government of India constituted the Delhi Police Commission headed by Justice G D Khosla to go into the problems faced by Delhi Police and it was on the basis of the Khosla Commission Report that the Delhi Police was reorganised Four Police districts namely North Central South and New Delhi were constituted The Delhi Police Commission also recommended the introduction of Police Commissioner system which was eventually adopted from 1 July 1978 Following the recommendations of Khosla Commission Commissioner of Police system in Delhi the capital of India was started in 1978 with J N Chaturvedi being appointed as the first Police Commissioner of Delhi It replaced the earlier Inspector General of Police system where the Inspector General of police would report to the Divisional Commissioner India of Delhi thus having a dual authority in effect The Commissioner system brought an end to this dual authority as since then the appointed Commissioner of Police is of Director General of Police DGP reports to the Union Home Minister and the Lt Governor The longest serving Commissioner of Delhi Police is Krishan Kant Paul who served for 42 months 2004 2007 3 Incumbent police commissioner editThe present Commissioner of Delhi Police is Sanjay Arora IPS a 1988 batch officer of Tamil Nadu cadre deputed to AGMUT Arunachal Pradesh Goa Mizoram and Union Territory cadre who took office on 1 August 2022 Former police commissioners edit nbsp Delhi Police Headquarters Name Took office Left office1 J N Chaturvedi Jul 1978 Jan 19802 P S Bhinder Jan 1980 Dec 19813 Bajrang Lal Dec 1981 Apr 19834 S C Tandon Apr 1983 Nov 19845 S S Jog Nov 1984 Apr 19856 Ved Marwah Apr 1985 Apr 19887 Raja Vijay Karan Apr 1988 Dec 19908 Arun Bhagat Dec 1990 Feb 19929 M B Kaushal Feb 1992 Jan 199510 Nikhil Kumar Jan 1995 Apr 199711 T R Kakkar Apr 1997 May 199812 V N Singh May 1998 Jun 199913 Ajay Raj Sharma Jul 1999 Jun 200214 R S Gupta Jul 2002 Feb 200415 Krishan Kant Paul Feb 2004 Jul 200716 Y S Dadwal Jul 2007 Nov 201017 B K Gupta Nov 2010 Jun 201218 Neeraj Kumar 4 5 Jun 2012 Jul 201319 Bhim Sain Bassi 6 Jul 2013 Feb 201620 Alok Kumar Verma 7 Feb 2016 Jan 201721 Amulya Patnaik Feb 2017 Feb 202022 S N Srivastava March 2020 June 202123 Balaji Srivastava Interim July 2021 July 202124 Rakesh Asthana July 2021 8 July 202225 Sanjay Arora Aug 2022 CurrentControversies editThe issue of appointment of police commissioners of New Delhi has not been without controversies The most recent controversy was when a senior police officer Kiran Bedi was superseded to appoint her junior Dadwal as the Police Commissioner in July 2007 Bedi went on record saying that at a time when the President of India as well as the chairperson of the ruling alliance UPA were women Pratibha Patil and Sonia Gandhi respectively it would have done a lot of good for country s image as well as for the upliftment of women if she had been appointed She resigned soon after in protest although her official line was that she wanted to devote more time to social work citation needed Various opposition parties questioned the appointment of Rakesh Asthana a 1984 Gujarat cadre IPS officer as the Commissioner who was appointed to the post on 27 July 2021 just before 4 days of his superannuation 9 10 See also editPolice Commissioner of Mumbai Police Commissioner of KolkataReferences edit Rules regulations instructions manuals and records for discharging functions Delhi Police Archived from the original on 26 February 2015 Retrieved 26 February 2015 The Delhi Police Act 1978 PDF humanrightsinitiative org KK Paul is new governor of Meghalaya The Telegraph 2 July 2013 Retrieved 11 March 2019 FORMER COMMISSIONERS OF DELHI POLICE Delhi Police 2 May 2013 Retrieved 21 February 2015 Tihar DG Neeraj Kumar named Delhi Police Commissioner 29 June 2012 B S Bassi to be new Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Takes Charge As Delhi s New Police Commissioner NDTV 29 February 2016 Retrieved 16 June 2018 Trivedi Saurabh 28 July 2021 Rakesh Asthana appointed Delhi Police Commissioner The Hindu Retrieved 28 July 2021 Langa Mahesh 28 July 2021 For Rakesh Asthana new role as Delhi Police Commissioner comes as vindication 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