Satish Golcha Appointed New Delhi Police Chief Day After Attack On Rekha Gupta

Satish Golcha Appointed New Delhi Police Chief

Satish Golcha Appointed New Delhi Police Chief Day After Attack On Rekha Gupta: The name of the new Commissioner of Delhi Police has been announced. IPS Satish Golcha will be the new Police Commissioner of Delhi. Satish Golcha will replace the current Police Commissioner Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh. Singh was handling the additional charge of Delhi Police Commissioner. The notable aspect is that this change in the post of Delhi Police Chief occurred a day after the attack on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. CM Rekha Gupta was attacked by a youth at her residence in Civil Lines.

Connection with the attack on CM?

Media reports quoting sources have reported that the sudden increase in incidents of gun violence and crime in Delhi in the last 20 days has worried the Center. As a result, changes were made at the top level. This step was taken barely 24 hours after the attack on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at her residence. This incident of an attack on the CM had raised questions about the lapse in her security.

This change in leadership in Delhi Police comes a day after Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked during the weekly public hearing at her Civil Lines residence. The attacker, 41-year-old Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakaria from Rajkot, Gujarat, posing as a petitioner, tried to slap, push, and grab the Chief Minister’s hair. He was overpowered by security personnel and arrested on the spot.

Who is Satish Golcha?

A 1992 batch AGMUT cadre officer, Satish Golcha, is currently the Director General of Prisons in Delhi. He has earlier held several important positions in the capital police force, including Special CP (Intelligence), Joint CP, and DCP. Golcha was the Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) during the north-east Delhi riots.

He has also served as Director General of Police in Arunachal Pradesh. In the police force, he is considered a tough and strategic officer. His experience spans intelligence, law and order, and operational postings.