SBK Singh appointed DG (Prisons)

In a significant reshuffle in Delhi’s top law enforcement leadership, senior IPS officer SBK Singh was appointed as the Director General (Prisons), IPS Nuzhat Hussan as the DG (Home Guards) and another senior IPS Virender Singh Chahal as the DG (Civil Defence).

This came a day after senior IPS officer Satish Golcha assumed charge as the Delhi Police Commissioner.

Golcha replaced SBK Singh who was given additional charge of the Delhi Police Commissioner after Sanjay Arora retired on July 31.

According to an official order issued on Saturday, “SBK Singh, IPS (AGMUT - 1988), Director General (Home Guards), is transferred and posted as Director General (Prisons) with immediate effect.”

Earlier this position was held by Satish Golcha, who now heads the Delhi Police.

Similarly, another read, “Nuzhat Hussan (AGMUT - 1991) holding the charge of Special CP (Human Resource Division) has been posted as Director General (Home Guards) with immediate effect”.

This position was held by SBK Singh who now heads the Delhi Prisons after his short span as the Delhi Police Commissioner.

Meanwhile, the third order read, “Virender Singh Chahal IPS (AGMUT - 1991), holding the charge of Spl CP (Licensing & Legal Division) has been posted as Director General (Civil Defence) with immediate effect.”