MHA appoints senior IPS Balaji Shrivastav as new Delhi Police Commissioner

New Delhi, June 29

Senior IPS officer Balaji Srivastav will hold the additional charge of Delhi Police Commissioner. The MHA passed an order appointing the new Delhi CP a day before the incumbent police chief, SN Shrivastava, is set to retire from the top post.

"Consequent upon the superannuation of SN Shrivastava, Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Balaji Srivastav will hold the additional charge of Commissioner of Police, Delhi," the MHA said.

SN Shrivastava, who was holding the post since February last year, will retire on Wednesday. The order of his retirement was issued with the approval of Lt Governor Anil Baijal. An order undersigned by Deputy Secretary (Home) Pawan Kumar said that consequent upon attaining the age of superannuation, "Sachchida Nand Shrivastava, IPS presently posted as Commissioner of Police- Delhi shall stand retired from government service with effect from June 30".

Shrivastava had been holding the post of Delhi Police commissioner as an additional charge. However, he was appointed as full-fledged commissioner of Delhi Police only last month.

Balaji has been a front runner to the post and may be given full charge if the competent authority clears his name, just like his predecessor. “Consequent upon attaining the age of superannuation, Sachchida Nand Shrivastava, IPS (AGMUT: 1985) presently posted as Commissioner of Police, Delhi shall stand retired from government service with effect from June 30,” said an order signed by Deputy Secretary (Home) Pawan Kumar.

Balaji Srivastav was posted in Pondicherry before being appointed as vigilance commissioner in Delhi Police.

Shrivastava is a 1988 batch IPS officer has served as the DGP of Mizoram and Puducherry earlier.