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Rekha Gupta was attacked during a public meeting at her residence on Wednesday. Photo: Official Facebook.

Delhi Police Commissioner replaced a day after CM Rekha Gupta's assault during a public meeting

| @indiablooms | Aug 21, 2025, at 11:33 pm

A day after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked by a man during a public meeting at her residence, Delhi Police Commissioner SBK Singh has been replaced by Satish Golcha, media reports said.

SBK Singh, the Director General of Home Guards, had been given additional charge as the Delhi Commissioner and had taken over only on August 1.

Singh is a 1988 batch IPS officer from the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories) cadre.

Golcha, a 1992 batch IPS officer, also from the AGMUT cadre, has served in various capacities in the Delhi Police, including Deputy Commissioner of Police, Joint Commissioner of Police and Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order & Intelligence).

In a major security breach, Rekha Gupta was on Wednesday assaulted by a man during a public meet at her residence in Civil Lines here, media reports said.

Gupta was "slapped" and "pulled by hair" at the 'Jan Sunwai' programme, eyewitnesses said.

The doctors have attended the Chief Minister, who is now doing well.

The accused has been identified as 42-year-old Rajesh Bhai Khimji Bhai Sakariya, who was immediately detained.

Rajesh, a resident of Rajkot, was arrested immediately after the attack.

Sakariya's mother, Bhanu, told reporters that he was upset over the Supreme Court's ruling to move all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to shelters.

"My son loves dogs. He was angry after the Supreme Court's order against stray dogs. And left for Delhi soon after. We don't know anything else," she said.

Sakariya has been charged with various offences, including attempted murder.

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