The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday appointed Rakesh Asthana, a 1984 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Gujarat cadre, as the Commissioner of the Delhi Police.
The appointment of Asthana to the post came just days before his superannuation on July 31. He will have a tenure of one year.
According to a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) order issued on July 27, Asthana currently serving as Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), will join as the Delhi Police Commissioner with immediate effect.
Earlier on June 30, Balaji Shrivastava, 1988 batch IPS officer, was appointed as the acting Delhi Police Commissioner after then incumbent SN Shrivastava retired.
Asthana has served as the Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). During his stint in the CBI, he was engaged in an unsavoury spat with then CBI Director Alok Verma.