Gujarat Cadre Officer Rakesh Asthana Appointed Delhi Police Chief

Rakesh Asthana, the controversial former official of the Central Bureau of Investigation, has been appointed the Commissioner of the Delhi Police. Mr Asthana was removed from the agency in 2018 and later made the chief of the Border Security Force -- a post he currently holds.

Sources said the appointment has set off unrest in the Delhi Police as Mr Asthana is seen as an outsider. Some officers have also pointed out that Balaji Srivastava was given the additional charge of the commissioner barely a month ago when SN Shrivastava retired.

A 1984-batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer, Mr Asthana was moved to the CBI after the NDA came to power, causing resentment in the ranks.