New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Neeraj Kumar on Saturday took over as Delhi Police Commissioner succeeding BK Gupta who retired after serving 36 years in different police organisations.
Kumar, a 1976-batch officer, was serving as Tihar Jail Director General before his transfer to Delhi Police where he earlier was Special Commissioner (Administration). He will retire in July next year.
Gupta took over as Commissioner on November 10, 2010 after then chief YS Dadwal was transfered to Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as its Director General.
Earlier on Saturday, Gupta was given a warm farewell where he said constables who stand under scorching sun for long hours while performing their duties are the "real heroes" and they should be treated with respect....
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01:08 PM, Jun 30, 2012
New Delhi: Director General of Tihar prisons Neeraj Kumar will be the new Commissioner of Delhi Police succeeding BK Gupta who retires on June 30. The appointment of Kumar, a 1976-batch IPS officer from AGMU cadre, came barely a week before his birthday when he turns 59. Reacting to his new assignment, Kumar said that it was a matter of "a great honour and I will try hard to fulfill...
06:53 PM, Jun 28, 2012
New Delhi: As directed by the Supreme Court, disciplinary action will be taken against the police officers who exceeded their authority during the midnight crackdown on Baba Ramdev camp at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on June 5, 2011, said Delhi Police Commissioner BK Gupta on Thursday. "We will take action against such officers. We will abide by whatever directions are there. We will implement the orders," said Gupta. "We will...
07:22 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: Investigations seem to suggest that the nature of explosives used in attacks in Thailand and India, where an Israeli diplomat's wife was targeted, are different. According to Home Ministry sources, while C4, which is a military explosive, was used in Thailand, nitrate and potassium based bomb was used in Delhi. While there is no headway in the investigations in Georgia, there are few clues in India and Thailand....
05:52 PM, Feb 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Commissioner BK Gupta's recent advice to women has evoked mixed reactions from the society, especially from women who work late nights. Gupta courted controversy on Sunday by saying that women should not travel alone at night and should be accompanied by a friend or a relative. "If you travel alone after 2 am and become victim of a crime, the police alone can't be blamed....
10:12 AM, Jul 11, 2011
New Delhi: Delhi Police Commissioner BK Gupta courted controversy on Sunday for making a statement on the safety of women in the nation's capital saying that women should be accompanied by a relative or friend when travelling alone at night. Speaking on the rise of crimes against women in Delhi, he said that it was wrong to always blame the police for negligence. At the same time, he advised women...
01:22 PM, Jul 10, 2011
New Delhi: Refuting allegations that it baton charged thousands of Baba Ramdev's followers to evict them from the Ramlila Ground in a post-midnight raid, the Delhi Police on Sunday said that the yoga guru's supporters were responsible for the entire chaos. "We used tear gas after Ramdev's supporters pelted stones and when they attacked us with iron rods, fire extinguishers and what appeared to be baseball bats. This was due...
05:49 PM, Jun 05, 2011
Delhi Police Commissioner BK Gupta, said no verification of their maid was done by Ishaan's family. ...
09:24 PM, Apr 27, 2011
