The Government of India appointed new heads for three key police and criminal justice institutions. Alok Kumar Mittal was appointed Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D); Amit Garg was named Director General of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB); and Sujeet Pandey took charge as Director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Hyderabad. All three institutions play key roles in India's law enforcement capacity building, crime data management, and police training.
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New Chiefs Appointed to BPR&D, NCRB and SVPNPA — Alok Kumar Mittal, Amit Garg, Sujeet Pandey Take Charge
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- The Government of India appointed new heads for three key police and criminal justice institutions
- Alok Kumar Mittal was appointed Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D); Amit Garg was named Director General of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB); and Sujeet Pandey took charge as Director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Hyderabad
- All three institutions play key roles in India's law enforcement capacity building, crime data management, and police training
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• New chiefs (Jul 2026): BPR&D DG: Alok Kumar Mittal; NCRB DG: Amit Garg; SVPNPA Director: Sujeet Pandey • BPR&D: Bureau of Police Research and Development; under MHA; police modernisation • NCRB: National Crime Records Bureau; publishes Crime in India report annually; HQ New Delhi • SVPNPA: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy; HQ Hyderabad; IPS officer training
