IPS officer Anurag Kumar appointed Delhi Police Commissioner

Senior IPS officer Anurag Kumar has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Delhi Police. He will now lead the national capital's police force and oversee law and order in Delhi.

By  Preeti Kamal July 17th 2026 12:30 PM -- Updated: July 17th 2026 11:37 AM

New Delhi, India: In a significant top-level reshuffle in the Delhi Police, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday appointed senior IPS officer Anurag Kumar as the Commissioner of Police, Delhi.

According to an official order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Anurag Kumar, a 1994-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre, will take over the charge with immediate effect.

"With the approval of the Competent Authority, Sh. Anurag Kumar, IPS (AGMUT:1994) is hereby appointed as Commissioner of Police, Delhi with effect from the date of assumption of charge and until further orders," the MHA order stated.

The order further directed the outgoing Delhi Police Commissioner, Satish Golcha, a 1992-batch IPS officer, to report to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi for his next posting.

"Sh. Satish Golcha, IPS (AGMUT:1992) is directed to report to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi for further posting, upon assumption of charge by the new incumbent," the order added.

The order, signed by Rakesh Kumar Singh, Under Secretary to the Government of India, has been marked to the Chief Secretary of Delhi, the Commissioner of Police, and the Principal Secretary to the Lt. Governor.

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