# Delhi Police reshuffles 43 senior officers, new traffic chief appointed 2026-08-19T20:29:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Delhi Police commissioner Anurag Kumar on Tuesday reshuffled 43 senior officers, appointing 1996-batch IPS officer Ajay Chaudhary as the new traffic chief. The overhaul covers core divisions including crime, traffic, special branch, vigilance, intelligence, operations and district policing. Outgoing traffic chief Manish Agrawal swaps roles with Chaudhary, taking over the protective security division. Other key postings include Garima Bhatnagar as additional managing director of Delhi Police Housing Corporation, David Lalrinsanga as special CP operations, and Vivek Kishore as special CP of the Special Police Unit for Women and Children and licensing. Among joint CP appointments, Suman Goyal gets the western range, Milind Mahadeo Dumbere the eastern range, Nupur Prasad the New Delhi range, and Deepak Purohit licensing. DCP-level changes include Niharika Bhatt to North District, Vineet Kumar to South East, and specialised postings for technology, special branch, and IFSO. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The reshuffle comes as Delhi's traffic congestion has worsened, with average commute times among the highest in the country. Chaudhary takes charge of a division that manages over 1.1 crore registered vehicles. The new leadership will also oversee enforcement of the Motor Vehicles Act and Delhi's odd-even scheme. The transfers of officers with strong investigation records, such as Tewari, signal a focus on both intelligence and law and order. The next performance review for senior officers is typically annual, but the commissioner can make further changes anytime. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Straight listing of appointments and transfers with no editorialising or favour. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ajay Chaudhary, Anurag Kumar, Delhi Police, Manish Agrawal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-police-reshuffles-43-senior-officers-new-traffic-chief-appointed/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-police-reshuffles-43-senior-officers-new-traffic-chief-appointed/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/