New Delhi: Senior Indian Police Service officer Anurag Kumar has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Delhi Police following an official order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. A highly decorated 1994-batch officer of the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories cadre, Kumar transitions to the top policing role in the national capital immediately after completing a high-profile stint as the Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau. His shift back to his parent cadre was formally approved on Thursday by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, which is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paving the way for a three-year tenure under relaxed service rules.
According to the official directive, Kumar will officially take charge of the metropolitan force from the date of assumption of duty and will continue until further orders. He takes over the responsibilities from the incumbent chief Satish Golcha, a 1992-batch AGMUT cadre officer who had been serving in the position since August of the previous year. The home ministry notification directed Golcha to report directly to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi for his next posting, a transition that will take full effect as soon as the incoming commissioner officially takes the helm of the force.
The leadership adjustment brings an officer with extensive strategic and technology-driven internal security experience to the head of one of India’s largest police departments. A Bachelor of Engineering graduate who entered the civil services in 1994, Kumar previously served as a Deputy Commissioner of Police across multiple districts within Delhi before advancing to critical, long-term intelligence operations at the federal level. Over his long career, he was honoured with the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2010 and received the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2016. In his new capacity, he will be responsible for overseeing complex urban law and order, counter-terrorism measures, VIP security, and general crime prevention across the national capital region.
