Dinkar Gupta (IPS:1987:PB) was, Thursday, appointed
as the new Director General of the Punjab Police. He replaces Suresh Arora
(IPS:1982:PB), who had been on an extension since his retirement on September
30 2018. Gupta is the senior most of his batchmates V K
Bhawara and M K Tewari whom UPSC had selected on a panel comprising three
officers this week. Prior to this Dinkar Gupta was DGP, Intelligence,
Punjab, which involved the direct supervision of Punjab State Intelligence
Wing, State Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Organized Crime Control Unit (OCCU).
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Dinkar Gupta appointed as Punjab DGP
By IndianMandarins - 2019-02-07 21:59:03
Dinkar Gupta (IPS:1987:PB) was, Thursday, appointed
as the new Director General of the Punjab Police. He replaces Suresh Arora
(IPS:1982:PB), who had been on an extension since his retirement on September
30 2018.
Gupta is the senior most of his batchmates V K Bhawara and M K Tewari whom UPSC had selected on a panel comprising three officers this week.
Prior to this Dinkar Gupta was DGP, Intelligence, Punjab, which involved the direct supervision of Punjab State Intelligence Wing, State Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Organized Crime Control Unit (OCCU).
