Goel, a 1987 batch IPS officer, is currently posted as DG of the civil defence department and is set to retire next month.

After Goel, D S Chauhan took over as the acting DGP and retired in April 2023.

Later, R K Vishwakarma served as the acting DGP for over a month before Vijay Kumar was appointed to the post on May 31, 2023.