New Delhi: Former Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Monday took over as the Director General (DG) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is a 1987-batch IPS officer from Punjab cadre and served as Director General of Punjab Police for more than two years, besides heading a unit where he directly supervised Punjab State Intelligence Wing, State Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Organized Crime Control Unit.

Immediately after taking over as the NIA chief, Gupta was briefed about all the important cases being handled by the agency. “I shall do my best to fulfil the mandate given to the NIA for expeditious investigation and prosecution of offences relating to terrorism, a menace which affects the security and integrity of the country,” Dinkar said immediately after taking over the charge.

Having a Master’s degree in Police Administration, Gupta was decorated with two police gallantry medals in 1992 and 1994. He was also decorated with the Police Medal for Meritorious Services by the President and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2010). In 1999, Gupta was awarded the British Chevening Gurukul Scholarship by the British Council at London School of Economics. /BI/