Overview

• An MHA order appoints 1992‑batch IPS officer Satish Golcha as Commissioner of Police, Delhi, effective upon assumption of charge.
• Golcha replaces SBK Singh, who held additional charge since August 1 following Sanjay Arora’s retirement, a stint that lasted 21 days.
• Previously DG (Prisons) in Delhi, Golcha has served as Special CP for law and order and intelligence, headed the Crime Branch, and was DGP of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The appointment follows Wednesday’s attack on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a public hearing; the accused, Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakariya, 41, from Rajkot, was arrested and booked on attempt‑to‑murder charges.
• Officials moved Gupta’s protection to the CRPF with Z‑category security, and sources report initial findings of lapses by Delhi Police personnel at the scene.