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Meet the new commissioner of Delhi police — the man who chased down Veerappan

Sanjay Arora's appointment will be in effect from August 1, 2022

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By CNBCTV18.com July 31, 2022, 5:27:59 PM IST (Updated)

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Meet the new commissioner of Delhi police — the man who chased down Veerappan
The Union Home Ministry on Sunday appointed IPS officer Sanjay Arora as the new Delhi police commissioner with effect from August 1. He is an officer from the Tamil Nadu 1988 cadre. At present, he is the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).


Outgoing Delhi police chief Rakesh Asthana completed his one-year extension for the commissioner’s post on Sunday. He will be given farewell by the Delhi police at 5pm on Sunday, following which Arora can formally take over the post from Monday.

There had been no discussion of Arora’s name for the post, but later it was known that the Tamil Nadu cadre officer Sanjay Arora was transferred to the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, whose officers serve in the Delhi Police. The Union Home Ministry then issued an order appointing him as the new Delhi police chief.

SP of the special task force to eliminate Veerappan

A special task force was formed in Tamil Nadu against brigand Veerappan and his gangsters of sandalwood and ivory teeth smugglers. When the last major operation was being carried out against Veerappan, Arora was the superintendent of police (SP) of the Special Task Force. He was also awarded the CM’s Gallantry Medal. Arora has also served at various positions in the Tamil Nadu police.

Combating LTTE terrorists

After his training from the National Security Guard (NSG) in 1991, Arora was instrumental in the formation of the Special Protection Group (SPG) to provide security to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at a time when the LTTE militancy was at its peak. He also served as the SP of various districts of Tamil Nadu. Arora also played a big role in making the security system strong. He also served as the police chief of Coimbatore from 2002 to 2004. He was posted as the deputy inspector general of police in the Villupuram Range. Before joining the inspector general post for Railways, he held the post of deputy director, vigilance and anti-corruption (ACB).

Central deputation

After Arora came on central deputation from Tamil Nadu cadre, he served as Commandant in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) from 1997 to 2002. He served as a fighter of a battalion based in Uttarakhand. As an instructor, he contributed significantly in the field of training as a fighter in combat wing at ITBP Academy, Mussoorie from 2000 to 2002. He also served at key posts in the BSF and CRPF before taking over as director general at ITBP.
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