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MHA Appoints Dr Sagar Preet Hooda as Chandigarh DGP

It reflects his trajectory from frontline Delhi Police roles to leading Chandigarh’s force underpinned by advanced public policy research.

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Sagar Preet Hooda was on Tuesday appointed the director general of police (DGP) of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. (File photo)

Overview

  • A Ministry of Home Affairs order issued July 15 transferred Hooda from his post as Special Commissioner in Delhi Police to assume charge as Chandigarh’s Director General of Police.
  • He officially took over today, ending Inspector General Rajkumar Singh’s interim tenure after Singh led the force since April.
  • Hooda is a 1997-batch AGMUT-cadre IPS officer who began his career as assistant superintendent of police in Chandigarh in the late 1990s.
  • His senior Delhi Police assignments include joint commissioner and Special Commissioner of Law and Order roles held between 2021 and 2024.
  • He holds a master’s degree in public policy analysis as a Harvard Edward S. Mason Fellow and completed programs at Duke University and the London School of Economics.