Overview

• Sanjay Arora retired on July 31 after a three-year term and was honored with a ceremonial parade at Kingsway Camp.
• S. B. K. Singh, currently Director General of Home Guards, assumed additional charge of the post on August 1 under an MHA order effective until further notice.
• Singh’s appointment restores an AGMUT cadre leader to the capital’s top police post after two successive non-AGMUT commissioners.
• During his tenure, Arora oversaw record Special Cell seizures of over Rs 13,000 crore in narcotics, extradited gangster Deepak ‘Boxer’ from Mexico and reinstated the PCR unit while maintaining a low public profile.
• The interim leadership comes as Delhi Police navigates persistent organised crime, cyber threats and major public security operations pending a long-term selection.