New Delhi, July 17 -- Senior IPS officer Anurag Kumar, a 1994-batch AGMUT cadre officer and former Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Delhi Police, replacing Satish Golcha.

The appointment comes a day after the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved Kumar's repatriation from the Intelligence Bureau to his parent AGMUT cadre. The Ministry of Home Affairs said Kumar will assume charge with immediate effect, while Golcha has been directed to report to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor for his next posting.

"With the approval of the Competent Authority, Anurag Kumar, IPS (AGMUT:1994) is hereby appointed as Commissioner of Police, Delhi ...