Sanjay Arora (officer)

Sanjay Arora
Sanjay Arora
	Shri Sanjay Arora, Commissioner of Police, Delhi
Alma mater	Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
	Police career
Country	India
Department	Indian Police Service
Service years	1988–present
Status	Active
Rank	Director General of Police
Awards	President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service; Police Medal for Meritorious Service; Antrik Suraksha Padak; UN Peacekeeping Medal; CM's Gallantry Medal for Bravery and Heroic Action; Bar to Special Duty Medal;

Sanjay Arora is an IPS officer of the 1988 batch, Tamil Nadu cadre (IPS 88, TN). He is currently serving as the Commissioner of the Delhi Police. He has also served as the Chief of Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Sashastra Seema Bal.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Biography

Sanjay Arora joined the IPS in 1988 and was allotted the Tamil Nadu cadre.^[4] He obtained his bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur.^[5]

In Tamil Nadu, he was part of the STF that carried out operations against Veerappan's gang. Being the first IPS volunteer for the force, he was the head of Tamil Nadu STF under the overall command of Walter Dewaram. He has also served in the Coimbatore and Chennai City Police.

He has been part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).

Apart from his home cadre of Tamil Nadu, as part of the ITBP, BSF and CRPF, he has served in Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and J&K.

He assumed the charge of DG ITBP on 31 August 2021 as the 31st Chief of the Force. He also held additional charge of DG SSB.

He was appointed as the Commissioner of Police, Delhi in August 2022, becoming only the third officer from outside of the AGMUT cadre to lead the force.

Previous appointments


S.No.	Rank	Organization	Tenure
1.	Director General	Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)	Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
2.	Director General	Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)	Dec 2021 - Aug 2022
3.	Director General of Police / Commissioner	Delhi Police	Aug 2022 - Current

Awards

Chief Minister Gallantry Medal for Bravery and Heroic Action^[6] for operations against gang of Veerappan.^[7]
President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2014^[8]

References

^ Shekhar, Raj (31 July 2022). "Sanjay Arora appointed new Delhi Police commissioner". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Manral, Mahender Singh (1 August 2022). "Sanjay Arora, ITBP DG, takes charge as police chief today". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Choudhury, Snigdha (31 July 2022). "Who Is IPS Sanjay Arora, New Commissioner Of Delhi Police". Zee Media. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Tiwari, Abhishek. "कौन हैं IPS संजय अरोड़ा, जिन्हें बनाया गया दिल्ली का नया पुलिस कमिश्नर". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Sandhu, Kamaljit Kaur. "Who is IPS Sanjay Arora, appointed as Commissioner of Delhi Police". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ "CM gallantry award winner ITBP DG Sanjay Arora joins as Delhi Police Commissioner". The Hindu. 31 July 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Sharma, Ankur (31 July 2022). "Meet Sanjay Arora, Who Won Award for Action against Veerappan Gang". News18 India. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Release, Press. "Republic Day Police & Correctional Medals 2014 Announced". Press Information Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

External links

[1] Shekhar, Raj (31 July 2022). "Sanjay Arora appointed new Delhi Police commissioner". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[2] Manral, Mahender Singh (1 August 2022). "Sanjay Arora, ITBP DG, takes charge as police chief today". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[3] Choudhury, Snigdha (31 July 2022). "Who Is IPS Sanjay Arora, New Commissioner Of Delhi Police". Zee Media. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[4] Tiwari, Abhishek. "कौन हैं IPS संजय अरोड़ा, जिन्हें बनाया गया दिल्ली का नया पुलिस कमिश्नर". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[5] Sandhu, Kamaljit Kaur. "Who is IPS Sanjay Arora, appointed as Commissioner of Delhi Police". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[6] "CM gallantry award winner ITBP DG Sanjay Arora joins as Delhi Police Commissioner". The Hindu. 31 July 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[7] Sharma, Ankur (31 July 2022). "Meet Sanjay Arora, Who Won Award for Action against Veerappan Gang". News18 India. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[8] Release, Press. "Republic Day Police & Correctional Medals 2014 Announced". Press Information Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

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