Alok Ranjan new NCRB chief, Amit Garg to head police academy

The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet on Saturday approved appointment of senior IPS officers Alok Ranjan and Amit Garg as chiefs of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the and Hyderabad-based Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), respectively.

“Ranjan, a 1991-batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the NCRB Director for a tenure up to his superannuation on June 30, 2026. He succeeds his service, batchmate Vivek Gogia, who has been repatriated to the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre,” according to the official order.

Garg, a 1993-batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the Director, SVPNPA, for a term up to his retirement on October 31, 2027, the order said.