Pradip Saloi took charge as the commissioner of city police ,Guwahati  today. Saloi took over the charge as the Commisioner of Guwahati from Hiren Nath . All the top officials of Assam Police were present at the event.

Earlier in 2009, Saloi , the 1999 batch IPS officer was posted as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Guwahati, prior to setting up the police commissionerate in the city in 2015.

Guwahati commissioner of police Hiren Ch Nath ,a 1996 batch IPS officer, is transferred and posted as new inspector general of police (IGP) of Special Branch.

Nath took charge as Guwahati police commissioner in August, 2016 replacing Mukesh Agrawal, who was transferred as ADGP (law and order).