Rakesh Asthana News

Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer Sanjay Arora has been made the new Delhi Police Commissioner. He will replace Rakesh Asthana. Arora is a 1988 batch IPS officer.

Sanjay Arora, a 1988 batch IPS officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre, has a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Sanjay Arora, who is currently the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force, will take charge as Delhi Police's top cop on Monday.

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Monday assured that action will be taken against those found guilty irrespective of their class, creed, community and religion.  

Delhi Police said that it was "a minor, one-off incident" and informed that one person has been detained.

Such activities are not possible without local support, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said.

According to the complainant, the mail was attached with video of Gambhir's house. The second mail warned Gambhir to "stay away from politics and Kashmir issue" The Delhi Police is investigating the case

Safety is the biggest challenge during the festive season. In such a situation, how ready is the police of the national capital, know directly from the Commissioner of Delhi Police, Rakesh Asthana.

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana has said that in the coming days, Delhi Police is preparing to take major action against drug peddlers in the national capital.

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The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana The order was pronounced by a bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh

In the meeting, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana informed that there are inputs of a terrorist attack in Delhi.

The petitions have sought direction for quashing the order issued by the Cente appointing Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner The SC had recently asked the Delhi HC to decide within two weeks the petition filed before it challenging the appointment of Asthana

The Delhi HC issued a notice to the Centre on a plea challenging Rakesh Asthana's appointment as Delhi Police chief. The matter has been kept for hearing on September 8.

Asthana was Director-General, Border Security Force (BSF) and Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the government of India. He previously held the positions of Special Director, CBI, and Director-General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. Earlier in Gujarat, he served as Commissioner of Police in Surat and Vadodra cities.

A 1984-batch IPS officer from Gujarat cadre, Asthana was appointed as Delhi police chief, three days before he was to superannuate. He also had a controversial stint in the CBI, was removed in 2018 and was made chief of the Border Security. 

Asthana replaced DG Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP) chief S S Deswal who was holding the additional charge of BSF since March 2020. He was presently working at the Director-General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) in Delhi and holds an additional charge of the Narcotics Control Bureau. In October 2017, Asthana was appointed as the special director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

On October 15, 2018, the CBI registered an FIR against Asthana for allegedly accepting a bribe from an accused probed by him in return for ensuring relief and was given clean chit in the case.

In 2019, a total of 2,448 kilograms of Heroin was seized compared to 1,258 kg in 2018. Similarly, in 2019, the total seizure of opium was 7,317 kg and in 2018, it was recorded 4,307 kg.

The case against Asthana was lodged after Hyderabad-based businessman Sana in his complaint to the CBI had alleged that he paid a bribe of Rs 2 crore to Asthana so that he could be spared of any action in an investigation linked to meat exporter Moin Qureshi.