Kumar, a 1976-batch officer, who was serving as Tihar Jail Director General, succeeded B K Gupta, who retired from service after holding the post of Commissioner for the past 20 months since November, 2010.
Delhi Commissioner of police Neeraj Kumar, whose resignation has been demanded by Congress Member of Parliament Sandeep Dikshit and several other political parties has made it clear that he is not planning to quit.
Demanding his ouster in the wake of rape of a five-year-old girl, Aam Aadmi Party on Monday alleged Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has links with Navy war room case accused Abhishek Verma, a charge vehemently denied by the police chief who said he is "initiating" legal action.
Cong distances from 'sack police commissioner' demand
A parliamentary committee, which examined the prevailing bus licencing system in Delhi in wake of the gangrape cum murder incident, has decided to summon Commissioner of Police Neeraj Kumar and transport ministry officials of the Centre and the state soon.
A Delhi court's verdict dropping all charges against former India paceman S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal has brought back the spotlight on former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar.
Parliament's standing committee on home on Wednesday summoned senior Delhi Police officers, including Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar and Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Dharmendra Kumar, to appear before it.
The Union home ministry pulled up Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar for the lack of prompt action to trace the five-year-old girl, who was kidnapped and raped, despite her parents registering a missing complaint on Monday. The police team was accompanied by Prabhakar, deputy commissioner of police East Delhi.
Stakeholders have shown a distinct lack of seriousness in bringing a law against corruption in Indian sports, a reason why someone like tainted former pacer S Sreesanth got away despite strong evidence of spot-fixing against him in the 2013 IPL, former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has said.
Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said the Delhi police would write to the Union home ministry for appropriate changes in the law to invoke the death penalty for rapists.
Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar said the stringent provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) was invoked to strengthen the case against those involved in the IPL spot-fixing saga.
Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Thursday clarified that no other IPL player or franchise owner is involved in the spot-fixing scandal that hit Indian cricket on Thursday.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Saturday hinted that there may be a shake-up at the topmost levels in the Delhi Police in the wake of recent incidents, including protesters entering his house and their conduct against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
"Yes," said City Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar when asked by PTI whether any decision was taken to deny permission for the protest at Jantar Mantar starting on Friday.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Wednesday met in the wake of the brutal gang-rape of a girl in New Delhi during which it was decided that a drive will be launched to ensure removal of tinted glasses and curtains from buses.
Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday ruled out his resignation in the wake of alleged police insensitivity in dealing with the child rape case but promised exemplary action against policemen found lax in handling it.
Union Home Secretary R K Singh and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar will face tough questions on Thursday from the members of the Standing Committee on Union Ministry of Home Affairs headed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader M Venkaiah Naidu.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde summoned Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Tuesday, and directed him to use all the available resources and nab the culprits behind the rape and assault of the 23-year-old physiotherapist who is battling for her life in a Delhi hospital.
The Delhi police chief was on Friday quizzed for the third time by a Parliamentary panel in the student gang-rape case where he blamed shortage of personnel and patrolling vehicles for impeding policing.
Lawyers were on strike against the LG's notification for the deposition of police personnel through video conferencing from police stations.
Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Sunday night ruled out his resignation over the horrific gang-rape incident here, saying he is not a "quitter".
In the wake of last month's brutal gang-rape of a student in a moving bus, a Parliamentary Committee is in favour of bringing Delhi traffic police under the city government as it feels criminals take advantage of multiplicity of authorities.
Home Secretary R K Singh on Wednesday got a rap on his knuckles from former Chief Justice of India J S Verma for his praise of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar in the aftermath of the Delhi gang-rape incident, saying he was shocked to hear this when an apology was expected.
Accepting the Union home ministry's order giving clean chit to city Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar, the Delhi high court Friday rejected a public interest litigation challenging his appointment to the post.
Under attack from Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Wednesday wrote to the home ministry rebutting charges that police had interfered when a magistrate was recording the statement of Delhi gangrape victim.
The Delhi police on Friday said it was not shying away from any inquiry into the Batla encounter case as it felt it had acted for the betterment of the country.
The Supreme Court on Monday termed as an "eyewash" the explanation given in the affidavits filed by Delhi Police and Uttar Pradesh government in connection with the police brutality on a young girl and a woman protesting the rape of minors in the national capital and in Aligarh.
Speculation is rife over the fate of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar in the wake of recent rape of a five-year-old girl and police insensitivity in handling it.
A 47-year-old Delhi Police constable, who suffered serious injuries during violent protests at India Gate on Sunday, died on Tuesday after battling for life in a city hospital.
The Delhi police on Saturday denied reports that murder charge had not been incorporated in the chargesheet of the gang-rape case of a 23-year-old girl.
A parliamentary panel on Thursday questioned the Delhi police chief over the gang-rape incident in the capital and pointed out deficiencies like vacancies at officer level and lack of vehicles to patrol the streets.
Sheela Bhatt blames the Delhi gang-rape and its aftermath on the dreadful transport mafia, the offspring of the nexus between politicians, crooked bureaucrats and shady operators.
Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar drew the ire of the Supreme Court which sought an explanation from him for a senior police officer slapping a girl protesting rape of a minor, saying such an incident is an "insult" to the country.
A day after senior police officer Ranjit Sinha was appointed as the next director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Friday withdrew his plea from the Central Administrative Tribunal against the government's decision to not consider his name for the top post in the probe agency.
"There was a lot of pressure at that time, but the thought of killing them never came. We were getting messages, asking us to throw the accused in front of hungry lions. But we followed the law," he said.
"The fifth accused has been arrested in the rape case. His age is being verified before giving details. If minor, we have to hold back his particulars as per law," Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said on Twitter.
Several high-profile people, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his former cabinet ministers Satyendar Jain and Manish Sisodia, are lodged in Tihar jail.
'We have reached a new low.'
A local Bahujan Samaj Party leader and businessman Deepak Bharadwaj was shot dead on Tuesday morning by two men in his farmhouse in south Delhi, police said.
Anticipating protests following the death of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim, the Delhi police on Saturday stepped up security in the capital closing India Gate and Raisina Hill for the public besides 10 Metro stations
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