Kaur’s appointment comes nearly three months after the unceremonious repatriation of the previous SSP, Kuldeep Singh Chahal (IPS: 2009: PB), in December 2022 over allegations of misconduct. A CBI probe into the allegations is underway. Chahal was repatriated to Punjab 10 months before the end of his three-year tenure that had begun in 2020 after Jagdale’s departure.

Since then, SSP (Traffic) Manisha Choudhary (IPS: 2011: HY) had been holding the additional charge of the post, leading to objections from Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, who had even written to the governor, stating that it will disturb the balance among the states in running the affairs of Chandigarh.