A day after chief minister Rekha Gupta was attacked in a public hearing at her residence, the ministry of home affairs appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satish Golcha as the Delhi Police Commissioner.
An IPS officer of the 1992 batch, Satish Golcha, is currently posted as the Director General (Prisons), Delhi.
Golcha will replace SBK Singh, Director General of Home Guards, who was appointed as acting commissioner of Delhi Police by the home ministry on August 1.
With the approval of the Competent Authority, Sh. Satish Golcha, IPS (AGMUT:1992), presently posted as Director General (Prisons), Delhi, is hereby appointed to the post of the Commissioner of Police, Delhi with effect from the date of assumption of charge and until further orders,” an order by the home ministry, dated August 21, said.
Who is Satish Golcha?
Satish Golcha has previously also served as the deputy commissioner of police (DCP), joint commissioner and special commissioner of Delhi Police.
He gained prominence for his actions as the special commissioner of police (law and order) during riots in northeast Delhi in 2020. He also served as the director general of police (DGP) of Arunachal Pradesh from February 2022 to June 2023, before he was transferred back to Delhi.
In May 2024, Golcha was appointed as chief of Tihar jail by lieutenant governor VK Saxena based on recommendation from the police establishment board.
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