Who is Anurag Kumar, new Delhi Police Commissioner
IPS officer Anurag Kumar has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police for Delhi. He replaces Satish Golcha, who served in the role since August 2025.
Why it matters
The appointment of a new police chief in the national capital is a significant administrative change affecting law enforcement and security policy in India.
IPS Anurag Kumar has been appointed as the new Delhi Police Commissioner, replacing Satish Golcha for the top post of the capital’s police force.
According to an order issued by the Union Home Ministry on June 17, 2026, the 1994-batch officer will assume charge as the new chief of the police force.
“With the approval of the Competent Authority, Anurag Kumar, IPS, is hereby appointed as Commissioner of Police, Delhi, with effect from the date of assumption of charge and until further orders,” the Ministry of Home Affairs said in an official order.
1994: Mr Kumar joined the Indian Police Service as a Direct Recruit after clearing the UPSC exam. In the same year, he was allotted to the joint cadre of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories, acronymed as the joint AGMUT cadre.
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