B K Gupta, an IPS officer of 1975 batch, will take over from Y S Dadwal as the next police commissioner of Delhi.
Dadwal had asked for transfer from his present position following completion of his three-year tenure, but was asked by the home ministry to stay on till the end of the Commonwealth Games.
Gupta would take over from Dadwal on November 9, a source told
rediff.com on Wednesday.
As deputy commissioner of New Delhi range, Gupta was instrumental in saving Bangla Sahib Gurdwara during the anti-Sikh riots in 1984.
As deputy commissioner,
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