Bhim Sain Bassi or more commonly B.S. Bassi (born 20 February 1956) is an

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(IPS) officer and has served as a member of the

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since 31 May 2016 to February 2021. He served as the

Commissioner of Police, Delhi The Commissioner of Police, Delhi or Delhi Police Commissioner is the head of the Delhi Police, the Law enforcement agency of the 15 police districts (as of January 2019) of National Capital of India, Delhi. Origins In the year 1966, the Gover ...

from August 2013 to February 2016. He previously served as the Special Commissioner of Police (Administration) of

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(2012–13), Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) of

(2011-2012),

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(2009-2011) and

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(2000-2002). Bassi, a 1977 batch

officer, began his police career as an assistant superintendent of police in

Pondicherry Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...

. Since then he has served in various capacities in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

and other parts of the

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, including

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

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and

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

Early life and education

Bassi was born on 20 February 1956. He completed his graduation in commerce from

Shri Ram College of Commerce Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Founded in 1926 by industrialist Lala Shri Ram, it is widely regarded as the most prestigious college for commerce and economics in India. SRCC was ranke ...

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. Which is followed by a degree in law studies.

Police career

* Pondicherry * Delhi (first tenure) * Arunachal Pradesh * Chandigarh * Delhi (second tenure) * Goa * Delhi (third tenure)

Personal life

Bassi married to Sunira Bassi, who is also a bureaucrat posted with the Northern Railway as the Chief Traffic Planning Manager. The couple have a daughter and a son.

References

External links

Delhi Police official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bassi, BS 1956 births Living people Delhi University alumni Commissioners of Delhi Police Chiefs of police Indian police officers People from Delhi Members of Union Public Service Commission