Senior IPS officer Satish Golcha took charge as Police Commissioner of Delhi today. Mr Golcha is a 1992-batch IPS officer. The Central government appointed Satish Golcha yesterday as the New Delhi Police Commissioner. Mr Golcha replaced IPS officer SBK Singh, who was given additional charge of Delhi Police Commissioner besides his responsibility as the Director General of Home Guards in Delhi.
Golcha, a 1992-batch IPS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories cadre, will serve as Police Commissioner till April 2027. Known for his uncompromising style of policing, he earlier played a critical role as Special Commissioner (Law and Order).
He is the 26th Commissioner of Delhi Police, succeeding SBK Singh, who served one of the shortest tenures in the position- just 21 days. The appointment order was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday, and Golcha assumed office at the Delhi Police Headquarters. Officials clarified that his appointment was part of routine administrative decisions and not linked to the recent incident of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s attack during a public hearing at her Civil Lines office.
Golcha, a 1992-batch IPS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, will serve as Police Commissioner till April 2027. Known for his uncompromising style of policing, he earlier played a critical role as Special Commissioner (Law and Order) during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots.
In his career, Golcha has held several key posts, including Director General (Prisons), Delhi, where he initially took charge during a period of rising gang-related violence inside jails. He also served as DGP of Arunachal Pradesh between February 2022 and June 2023.