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After a tumultuous tenure, Delhi Police Commissioner to retire on Jan 31
New Delhi, Jan 15: Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Kumar Patnaik will retire on January 31, after a tumultuous tenure during which the force faced several challenges including student agitation and a protest by its own personnel.
"Consequent upon attaining the age of superannuation, Amulya Kumar Patnaik, IPS (1985), Commissioner of Police, Delhi, shall stand retired from government service with effect from January 31," a Delhi government order said.
The city government's home department issued the order on January 8 after the approval of Lt Governor Anil Baijal.
"It
is
a
routine
order
and
mandatorily
issued
in
respect
of
government
servant
who
is
to
attain
superannuation
in
order
to
update
the
government
record,"
a
police
source
said.
Assembly
elections
have
been
announced
in
the
national
capital
and
the
model
code
of
conduct
is
in
force.
Sources aware of the development recently said the government had informed the poll panel, before the Model Code of Conduct came into force in Delhi on January 6, that it was looking for a replacement of Patnaik.
The polls, to be held on February 8, were announced on January 6. The results of elections will be declared on February 11.
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The Delhi Police comes under the central government.
Patnaik, who became the Delhi police chief in 2017, had a challenging tenure.
Scores of Delhi Police personnel, in an unprecedented move, took to the streets in 2019 demanding dignity and protection after some of them were allegedly beaten up by lawyers.
This had presented the city police and its top brass in a poor light.
The Delhi Police's handling of the protests at the Jamia Millia Islamia against the amended citizenship law also came under criticism as cops entered the library and hostel rooms and allegedly beat up students, leaving many of them injured.
The force was also slammed for its alleged inaction during Sunday's attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students by a masked mob armed with sticks and rods.
