Immediately after taking over, Srivastava took part in a security review meeting called at Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence.
Security personnel stand guard in Bhajanpura area of New Delhi on February 25. (AP Photo/Sheikh Saaliq)
New Delhi: IPS officer SN Srivastava has been appointed as the new Delhi Police Special Commissioner (Law and Order) after the Union home ministry repatriated him from the CRPF on Tuesday night to take control of the violence in the national capital, officials said.
Srivastava, a 1985-batch AGMUT cadre officer, is tipped to take over as the new Delhi Police chief after incumbent Amulya Patnaik’s extended tenure ends on February 29.
An order issued by the home department of the Delhi government said the officer is being appointed to the Delhi Police post with “immediate effect”.
Immediately after taking over, Srivastava took part in a security review meeting called at Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence.
The Central Reserve Police Force, where Srivastava was serving as the Special Director General (Training), also issued an order reliving the officer to join the new post after the home ministry ordered his premature repatriation from the paramilitary force.
Officials said Srivastava, who has served the Delhi Police in various capacities in the past, has joined the new posting and is already interacting with police officials to control the violence that has engulfed parts of north-east Delhi since the last two days and has claimed 11 lives including of a policeman.
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