Archive · 23 Jan 2026
Sanjeev Shukla appointed as first Raipur police commissioner
Sanjeev Shukla, a senior police officer, has been appointed as the first police commissioner of Raipur.
This is part of a big change in how the police work in Raipur.
The new system, called the police commissionerate system, gives more power to the police to make decisions quickly and handle crimes better.
Many other officers have also been moved to new jobs in different parts of the city.
The city has been divided into two parts for policing: Raipur Urban and Raipur Rural.
The new system started on Friday and is expected to make the city safer and more orderly.
Sanjeev Shukla, a 2004-batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the first police commissioner of Raipur.
The Chhattisgarh government has implemented the police commissionerate system in Raipur, effective from Friday.
Ramgopal Garg will replace Shukla in the Bilaspur range, while Abhishek Shandilya will head the Durg range.
Raipur has been reorganized into two police districts: Raipur Urban and Raipur Rural, with 21 and 13 police stations respectively.
The new system aims to provide greater operational autonomy, faster decision-making, and accountability to the police in Raipur.
- Who
- Sanjeev Shukla, a 2004-batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the first police commissioner of Raipur.
- What
- The Chhattisgarh government has implemented the police commissionerate system in Raipur.
- When
- The system was implemented from Friday, January 23, 2024.
- Where
- The changes are taking place in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
- Why
- The commissionerate system is expected to provide greater operational autonomy to the police, faster decision-making, and accountability, enabling quicker action against crime and more effective handling of law and order in the state capital.
- Sanjeev Shukla
- First police commissioner of Raipur
- Ramgopal Garg
- Replaces Shukla in the Bilaspur range
- Abhishek Shandilya
- New IGP of the Durg range
- Balaji Rao Somavar
- Replaces Shandilya at Police Headquarters in Raipur
- Amit Tukaram Kamble
- Additional commissioner of police, Raipur Urban
- Umesh Prasad Gupta
- DCP (Central), Raipur Urban
- Sandeep Patel
- DCP (West), Raipur Urban
- Mayank Gurjar
- DCP (North), Raipur Urban
- Vikas Kumar
- DCP (Traffic and Protocol), Raipur Urban
- Smritik Rajnala
- DCP (Crime and Cyber), Raipur Urban
- Lal Umed Singh
- New Jashpur SSP
- Shashi Mohan Singh
- New Raigarh SSP
- Divyang Patel
- Superintendent of police, Railway, Raipur
- Shweta Srivastava Sinha
- SP, Raipur Rural
- Police Commissionerate System
- Implemented in Raipur from Friday
- Raipur Urban
- 21 police stations under the commissionerate system
- Raipur Rural
- 13 police stations under the commissionerate system