Punjab appoints full-time DGP: VK Bhawra to be third DGP in 3 months in poll-bound state

The Punjab government on Saturday appointed VK Bhawra, a 1987-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, as the state’s new director general of police (DGP). He will be the third DGP in 3 months in the poll-bound state.

The Punjab government appointed IPS officer Viresh Kumar Bhawra as Director General (DGP) of Punjab Police on Saturday. IPS Viresh Kumar Bhawra has been appointed as the new DGP of Punjab on the consideration of the panel received from UPSC pic.twitter.com/mzdzEAPKdS

The 1987-batch IPS officer is the third DGP in the state in a span of three months. He has been appointed to the top post for a minimum period of two years from the date of assumption of office.