In a major reshuffle in the State Police Department, Punjab Government on Thursday transferred 10 senior officers, including six IPS and four Punjab Police Service (PPS).
Those transferred include two officers Director Generals of Police (DGPs), one Inspector General of Police (IGP), and five Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs). Six police districts — Ferozepur, Patiala, Bathinda, SAS Nagar, Khanna and Fatehgarh Sahib — got new SSPs.
DGP (Human Resource Development) and Punjab Police Academy (PPA), Phillaur, director SK Sharma would now be handling the charge of DGP Punjab Home Guards with an additional responsibility of DGP (HRD) and PPA Phillaur, director.
DGP Punjab Home Guards GD Pandey has been posted as DGP Powercom, Punjab. IGP PAP lok Nath has been posted as IGP Zonal-II, Punjab, Jalandhar, against the vacant post. Patiala SSP Hardial Singh Mann has been transferred as Ferozepur SSP in place of Sukhwant Singh Gill, who has been posted as Commandant 4th Commando Battalion Mohali.
Fatehgarh Sahib SSP Gurmeet Singh Chauhan would be Patiala SSP and Gurmeet Singh Randhawa would be the new SSP of Fatehgarh Sahib. SAS Nagar (Mohali) SSP Inder Mohan Singh Bhatti would be the new SSP of Bathinda, whereas Bathinda SSP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar would be the new SSP of SAS Nagar. Commandant 4th Commando Battalion Mohali Gurpreet Singh Gill IPS would be new SSP of Khanna.