India, Oct. 25 -- Nearly five years after Delhi Police's traffic wing was split into two, the unit has now been reunited under a single command. The Delhi government's home department issued transfer orders on Friday, confirming that the traffic department will again be headed by one special commissioner-level officer - a move approved by the lieutenant governor and seen as a major administrative reshuffle.

Among the changes, senior IPS officer Neeraj Thakur (1994 batch) has been appointed special commissioner of police (Traffic), effectively ending the dual-zone structure that had been in place since 2020.

"It was during Rakesh Asthana's tenure as commissioner that the traffic unit was bifurcated, with two special commissioners oversee...