Former Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma on 1
st Feb 2017 took over as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.
He was the Director-General of Prisons, the Director-General of Police in Mizoram and Puducherry.
He also served as the Inspector-General of Police in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
In official capacity over 37 years, Mr. Verma held several positions in the vigilance, intelligence, crime & railways and administration wings.
Alok Kumar Verma is a 1979 batch Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre IPS officer.
The new CBI Director is known for his strong belief in the transformational role of technology.
Verma has led various projects across organisations aimed at early adoption of technology in policing.
While serving as the police chief in Mizoram, Puduchery and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, he also introduced a slew of reformative and progressive measures in order to streamline policing services and up flight the morale of his team.
While serving as the Delhi Police commissioner, Verma introduced all-women Police Control Room vans in the national capital.
He is also credited with trying to boost police accountability with the help of public interactions, community policing and increasing visibility of police, among other steps.
Known to be a champion towards the cause of improvement of welfare of the force, Verma also worked to bring in greater transparency, especially in the areas of procurement, registration of complaints and recruitment of entry-level staff.
Recent Delhi Police Chiefs: (number, name and date of office)
| 18 | Neeraj Kumar | July 2013 |
| 19 | Bhim Sain BassiFebruary 2016 | February 2016 |
| 20 | Alok Kumar Verma | January 2017 |
| 21 | Amulya PatnaikIncumbent | Incumbent |
