A 1979-batch Union Territory cadre officer, 58-year-old Verma is currently serving as DG of Tihar prison and will serve as the top police officer of the national capital for 17 months.
Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Verma will be the new Police Commissioner of Delhi, succeeding B S Bassi who retires on February 29.
In a major security breach at Tihar Jail, two undertrials scaled the wall of the ward they were lodged in and then dug a tunnel through the boundary wall to escape from one of the most high-security prisons in the country.
The top cop said it is a 'misunderstanding' that the Delhi Police works under political pressure.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh sought a detailed report from the jail chief on the whole issue.
The Delhi Police has lodged an FIR and secured a court order restraining the media from carrying the interview.
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