Punjab appoints new DGP amid row over PM Narendra Modi's security breach
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The Charanjit Singh Channi-led government selected the 1987 batch IPS officer out of a panel of three officers shortlisted by the Union Public Service Commission. The other two officers in the panel were senior IPS officers Dinkar Gupta and Prabodh Kumar.
Chandigarh: Amid a bitter political blame game over the alleged breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security, the Punjab government has appointed senior IPS officer Viresh Kumar Bhawra as the Director-General of Police.
The Charanjit Singh Channi-led government selected the 1987 batch IPS officer out of a panel of three officers shortlisted by the Union Public Service Commission. The other two officers in the panel were senior IPS officers Dinkar Gupta and Prabodh Kumar.
Bhawra's term shall be for a minimum period of two years from the date of assumption of office, said the order. At present, Siddharth Chattopadhyaya was the officiating DGP of the state.
