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{{Short description|Indian police officer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Bhim Sain Bassi
|office = 19th [[Commissioner of Police, Delhi]]
|image = Kiren Rijiju inspecting the guard of honour, during his visit to the Delhi Police Headquarters, in New Delhi on December 30, 2014. The Delhi Police Commissioner, Shri B.S. Bassi is also seen.jpg
|caption =
Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju inspecting the guard of honour, accompanied by CP Delhi, B.S. Bassi, in 2014

|predecessor = [[Neeraj Kumar (police officer)|Neeraj Kumar]]
|successor = [[Alok Verma]]
|office2 = Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) [[Delhi Police]]
|predecessor2 =
|successor2 = Sudhir Yadav
|office1 = Special Commissioner of Police (Administration) [[Delhi Police]]
|predecessor1 = Ajay Chadha
|successor1 = Vimla Mehra
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|2|20}}
|birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|spouse = {{marriage|Sunira Bassi|1980}}
|alma_mater = [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]] [[University of Delhi]],
|website = [http://delhipolice.nic.in/ Government website]
|term_start = 1 August 2013
|term_end = 29 February 2016
|appointer = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)]] {{small|(Home minister - [[Rajnath Singh]])}}
|term_start1 = January 2012
|term_end1 = July 2013
|appointer1 =
|appointer2 =
|term_start2 = October 2011
|term_end2 = January 2012
|office3 = [[Director General of Police]] [[Goa Police]]
|appointer3 =
|term_start3 = 2009
|term_end3 = 2011
|predecessor3 =
|successor3 =
}}

'''Bhim Sain Bassi''' or more commonly ''' B. S. Bassi''' (born 20 February 1956) is an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer and has served as a member of the [[Union Public Service Commission]] since 31 May 2016 to February 2021. He served as the [[Commissioner of Police, Delhi]] from August 2013<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.delhipolice.nic.in/cpmessage.html | title=COMMISSIONERS OF DELHI POLICE | publisher=[[Delhi Police]] | date=2 June 2014 | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=hindustan>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/bs-bassi-is-delhi-police-chief/article1-1093547.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219144711/http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/bs-bassi-is-delhi-police-chief/article1-1093547.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2015|title=BS Bassi is Delhi police chief|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=17 July 2013|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref> to February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/alok-verma-takes-charge-as-delhis-new-police-commissioner-1282378 |title=Alok Verma Takes Charge As Delhi's New Police Commissioner |accessdate=29 February 2016 }}</ref> He previously served as the Special Commissioner of Police (Administration) of [[Delhi Police]] (2012–13), Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) of [[Delhi Police]] (2011-2012), [[Director General of Police]] of [[Goa Police]] (2009-2011) and [[Inspector General of Police]] of [[Chandigarh Police]] (2000-2002).

Bassi, a 1977 batch [[Indian Police Service]] officer, started his police career as an assistant superintendent of police in [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]]. Since then he has served in various capacities in [[Delhi]] and other parts of the [[India]], including [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Chandigarh]] and [[Goa]].<ref name="thehin">{{cite news |date=17 July 2013 |title=Bassi next police chief |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/bassi-next-police-chief/article4922634.ece |accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="mint">{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/51bFcsY5zE7Nr9Q7zFsePL/B-S-Bassi-is-new-Delhi-Police-chief.html|title=B. S Bassi is new Delhi Police chief|work=Live mint|date=17 July 2013|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Bassi was born on 20 February 1956. He completed his graduation in commerce from [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]] of [[University of Delhi]]. Which is followed by a degree in law studies.<ref name=thehin/>

== Police career==
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Under his commission, the case against '''Kanhaiya Kumar''' in 2016 over alleged “anti-national slogans” at Jawaharlal Nehru University created major public debate. Bassi defended the police actions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-05-31 |title=Former Delhi Police chief B S Bassi appointed UPSC member |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-delhi-police-chief-b-s-bassi-appointed-upsc-member/articleshow/52521151.cms? |access-date=2025-09-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* Pondicherry
* Delhi (first tenure)
* Arunachal Pradesh
* Chandigarh
* Delhi (second tenure)
* Goa
* Delhi (third tenure)

==Personal life==
Bassi married to Sunira Bassi, who is retired bureaucrat and her last posting was with the [[Northern Railway Zone (India)|Northern Railway]] as the Chief Traffic Planning Manager. The couple have a daughter and a son.<ref name=thehin/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://DelhiPolice.nic.in Delhi Police official website]

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[[Category:Commissioners of Delhi Police]]
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[[Category:Shri Ram College of Commerce alumni]]

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