The 70 year-old Former Delhi Police Commissioner Yudhbir Singh Dadwal died on Wednesday night following prolonged illness. Dadwal died at his residence in South Delhi’s Chhatarpur on Wednesday night.
Dadwal, Indian Police Service (IPS) 1974 batch, had served as Delhi Police Commissioner from July 2007 to November 2010. He had also served as Joint CP, New Delhi Range, Armed Police and Provisions & Logistics, and Special CP, Intelligence & Operations and Administration in Delhi Police. He was also head of force in Daman & Diu, Chandigarh and Arunachal Pradesh before his appointment as Delhi Commissioner of Police. Dadwal retired as Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in 2011.
“Delhi Police remembers Y S Dadwal for his exemplary leadership in building the morale of the force and impactful systemic changes in the organisation,” said Chinmoy Biswal, the spokesperson of Delhi Police.