Gandhinagar: Vikas Sahay, an IPS (Indian Police Service) officer of the 1989 batch, is appointed as the DGP (Director General of Police) of Gujarat following the retirement of former DGP Ashish Bhatia. Sahay was in-charge DGP. He has been now made regular DGP. DGP Vikas Sahay completed his training at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. He served for the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission and he was posted in Bosnia- Herzegovina in 1998-99 for the same. He serve...Read More

Gandhinagar: A 1989 batch IPS (Indian Police Service) officer Vikas Sahay took over as in-charge DGP (Director General of Gujarat Police) as the outgoing DGP Ashish Bhatiya retired today. Sahay will function as in-charge DGP till the name of the regular DGP is announced. Sahay has worked in the UN peacekeeping force. He has headed the recruitment board of the Police. He had worked as SP of Anand, Ahmedabad rural, and as DCP of Ahmedabad Police. He has worked in Raksha Shakti University, I...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Police chief Ashish Bhatia who was going to retire from the Indian Police Service (IPS) on May 31st this year, has been in a special case given 8 months extension. He will continue to serve as State police chief for 8 more months beyond 31st May 2022. The decision has been taken by the union cabinet's appointment committee. Bhatia's extension in service was proposed by the union Home ministry. Bhatia was appointed as DGP of Gujarat on 31st July, 2020 succeeding Shivanand Jha...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has extended the term of DGP Ashish Bhatia for two more months. With this he will now continue to serve on the post of State police chief (DGP) for two more months. The year 1985 batch IPS officer Ashish Bhatia was born on 10 - 5 - 1962. With two-month extension to Bhatia, the path of appointing Sanjay Srivastava as new DGP will be clear, as IPS TS Bist (30 - 6 - 1962 born), senior to Srivastava and number one in hierarchy after DGP Ashish Bhatia will...Read More

Gandhinagar: State Police chief, Director General of Police Ashish Bhatia is down with Covid-19 infection. He is suffering from mild symptoms of Covid infection and taking rest at his residence. Additional charge of his post has been handed over to year 1985 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer TS Bist who is DGP of Administration. In another news, Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi has also been tested covid positive today. DeshGujaratRead More

Rajkot: Hours after Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani posted a video message on his Facebook account to issue strong warning against goons, State Police Chief DGP Ashish Bhatia is visiting Rupani's home town Rajkot, former capital of Saurashtra today. Bhatia is going to receive guard of honour. He is also going to address the press at Circuit house. He is also going to hold a meeting with senior police officials from across Saurashtra region. DGP Bhatia had last month in his talk with ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat’s Director-General of Police Shivanand Jha submitted the Draft of Gujarat Police Manual-2020 to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani here today. The draft prepared, first time after a gap of 45 years since 1975, incorporates the latest Acts, Rules and Regulations, developments in technology, after thoroughly reviewing each and every clause and section and changing rules found redundant, outdated and inconsistent in modern practice. Gujarat thus becomes the second state after ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat, Shivanand Jha has issued an order to transfer those police men who are continuing on same post for last five years or longer.   DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: In a strict step against illegal liquor traders in Gujarat, DGP Shivanand Jha has issued a circular instructing the police officials to make efforts to ensure action against bootleggers in case of big seizures of Indian Made Foreign Liquors (IMFL) under Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 by Enforcement Directorate. Jha in the circular, copies of which have been sent to all the district and city police chiefs, DGP-CID, IGs and DIGs, has said that the action under P...Read More