Overview

• Golcha assumed office on Friday and held a review with senior officers, directing heightened vigilance, crime prevention and better coordination across units.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs named the 1992‑batch AGMUT officer to replace SBK Singh, who had held additional charge since August 1 after Sanjay Arora’s retirement.
• Gupta was attacked on August 20 during a public hearing at her Civil Lines camp office; the accused, Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakriya of Rajkot, was arrested and booked for attempt to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Following the breach, Gupta’s security was shifted from Delhi Police to the CRPF with Z‑category cover, with initial inquiries reported to have flagged serious lapses by on‑site personnel.
• Golcha previously served as Special CP (Law & Order) during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, led the Crime Branch and Intelligence wings, was DGP of Arunachal Pradesh, and most recently headed Delhi’s prisons.