New Delhi: Balaji Srivastav, Officer of the 1988-batch agmut cadre, will be the new Police Commissioner Delhi.
He will be responsible for Wednesday afternoon.
The order in this case was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday.
Srivatav has served in RAW for nine years and handles sensitive tasks, including assignments in London.
He is currently posted as a special commissioner, alertness.
The current police chief, S.
Shrivastava, arranged to retire on Wednesday afternoon.
Srivastav will retire in 2024 and thus it is expected to have a long tenure as a police commissioner.
Srivastav previously served as Director General of Police Puducherry, Mizoram and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
In Delhi police, he is the head of intelligence, economic wing, and also leads the elite anti-terror unit, specific cells, in the rank of special commissioners.
Srivastav made his graduation in the economic Honors of St Stephen’s College, followed by the Economics of the Delhi School of Economics and LLB from Delhi University.
MHA notification issued on Tuesday, “Balaji Srivastava, IPS (agmut: 1988), will accommodate the additional costs of the Police Commissioner, Delhi, in addition to the regular accusations to the appointment of regular petellings or up to further orders, any early.” Among them What was in the race for the top police station was the Satayendra Garg and Taj Hasan from Batch 1987 and SBK Singh and S Sundari Nanda from Batch 1988.
The names of two officers from J & K cadres were doing round too.
With Srivastav responsible as the top police, Taj Hasan is likely to continue the central deputation or posted as a DGP in the northeastern state of the level.
Garg has served in Andaman.
Delhi’s current police chief, S N Shrivastava, will retire after a ten-year term of office.
He served in the CRPF in deputation when he was taken overnight to extinguish the Northeast Delhi riots.
Shrivastava not only controlled riots within 24 hours but also led the most extensive riot investigations, which involved 750 pine registration and the arrest of more than 1,800 people on violence which caused 53 deaths and injuries to hundreds of people.
Shrivastava was credited with handling the Covid-19 situation in a very efficient way even when he ensured that his infected subordinates were the best care.
He also managed to uphold the lock quite smoothly and handle the migrant crisis successfully without using strength.
With him on a helmet, the troops also showed his side and out to help lakh people in need during locking.
Balaji Srivastav to take over as Delhi’s new police chief
