He is a 1992-batch IPS officer from the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories) cadre. (Express photo)
A day after the Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked inside her house, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday appointed Satish Golcha, a 1992-batch officer of AGMUT cadre, as the new Delhi Police Commissioner.
“With the approval of the competent authority, Satish Golcha, presently posted as DG (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,” the MHA order said.
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Golcha was posted as Director General (Prisons) on May 2, before that, he was posted in Arunachal Pradesh and was special CP (Law and Order, Zone 2) of the Delhi Police.
On July 31, senior IPS officer Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh, a 1988-batch officer of the AGMUT, was given additional charge as Delhi Police Commissioner following the retirement of outgoing chief Sanjay Arora. Singh is the Director General of Home Guards. Singh is Arora’s batchmate and the youngest officer in his batch. He is set to retire on January 31, 2026.
Hours after Gupta was attacked, the MHA gave the security charge to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and now it is providing ‘Z’ category security cover to her.
A source said the decision to hand over security to CRPF was taken after an initial inquiry found major security lapses behind Wednesday’s attack, and the non-activity of the security personnel of Delhi Police when the incident took place.
Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security.
Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat.
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