Rakesh Asthana became the new commissioner of Delhi

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Former CBI special director Rakesh Asthana has been made the new commissioner of Delhi. The home ministry said on Tuesday that Asthana's term would be one year. An 18th batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer was handling the responsibility of Asthana BSF Director General. He was due to retire on July 31. Delhi Police Commissioner S. S. After Srivastava's retirement, senior IPS officer Balaji Srivastava was taking over the additional charge of Delhi Police Commissioner. Asthana has also been the joint director of the CBI. When Asthana was the CBI SP, he investigated the fodder scam involving RJD president Lalu Yadav. While in the CBI, Rakesh Asthana was appointed as the Director General of Civil Aviation Safety and NCB due to a dispute with the then Director Alok Verma. Usually, an IPS officer from Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory cadre is made the commissioner of Delhi. For the first time, a Gujarat cadre officer has been appointed as the Chief of Delhi Police.