Former ITBP Chief Sanjay Arora takes charge as Delhi Police Commissioner

Arora will succeed Rakesh Asthana, a Gujarat-cadre IPS officer who retired on Sunday after nearly 38 years in service. Rakesh Asthana was a member of the Tamil Nadu Police’s special task unit that later hunted down the forest brigand Veerappan.

On Monday, Sanjay Arora, an IPS officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre, took charge of the Delhi Police. Arora was assigned to the position of top police official in the nation’s capital a day ago. Arora previously served as the paramilitary force’s commander and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

Arora will succeed Rakesh Asthana, a Gujarat-cadre IPS officer who retired on Sunday after nearly 38 years in service. Rakesh Asthana was a member of the Tamil Nadu Police’s special task unit that later hunted down the forest brigand Veerappan.

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Arora, 57, is the third non-AGMUT cadre IPS officer to lead the Delhi Police since the Delhi Police Act was implemented in 1978 and a commissionerate was established. He is the second consecutive non-AGMUT cadre IPS officer.