Gandhinagar, June 6: The Gujarat government has appointed Gyanendra Singh Malik, the Police Commissioner of Ahmedabad, as the new Director General and Inspector General of Police (DGP) for the state. This decision fills the highest vacant position in the police department with immediate effect.
A notification from the Home Department stated, “IPS officer Gyanendra Singh Malik, currently serving as the Police Commissioner of Ahmedabad, is appointed to the vacant post of Director General and Inspector General of Police for Gujarat state with immediate effect.”
Malik is a 1993-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Gujarat cadre. He will succeed senior IPS officer K.L.N. Rao, who has been acting in this role since the retirement of former DGP Vikas Sahay.
With over three decades of service, Malik is among the most senior officers in the Gujarat cadre. Originally from Haryana, he joined the IPS in January 1994 and holds degrees in engineering and law. He has previously held several key policing and administrative positions within both the Gujarat and central governments.
Before taking over as the Police Commissioner of Ahmedabad in July 2023, he served as the Additional Director General (North) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on central deputation. His appointment as Ahmedabad Police Commissioner was part of a significant reshuffle of senior IPS officers in Gujarat in 2023.
Throughout his career, Malik has been recognized for his exemplary service, receiving the Police Medal in 2010 and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2017. He has also played leadership roles within the state police department and was elected president of the Gujarat IPS Officers Association earlier this year.
Malik assumes command of the Gujarat police at a time when the force is responsible for policing one of India’s most industrialized states. His responsibilities will encompass law and order, crime investigation, internal security, and managing large public events. According to government service records, he is set to retire in November 2028, granting him over two years in the role of state police chief.
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