Chandigarh Gets New Top Cop Days After Mayoral Poll Controversy

Madhup Tiwari, a 1995 batch IPS officer, has been named for the post. He will be taking over from Praveer Ranjan.

A new Director General of Police has been appointed in Chandigarh today, days after the Union Territory was hit with a mayoral poll controversy. Madhup Tiwari, a 1995 batch IPS officer, has been named for the post. He will be taking over from Praveer Ranjan.

He is presently serving as the special commissioner of police (law and order) in the Delhi Police.

Chandigarh was in the spotlight recently over an alleged rigging in the mayoral polls.