New Delhi (08.01.2022): Amidst the fingers raised over the Punjab police’s responsibility in the “security lapses” during PM Modi’s state visit the Punjab Government appointed VK Bhawra (IPS:1987:PB) as the new Punjab DGP. With this, Punjab gets its third DGP in the past three months. UPSC had on Tuesday recommended a panel of three officers “on the basis of seniority and merit” namely; VK Bhawra, Dinkar Gupta, and Prabodh Kumar. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Deputy CM-cum-Home Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa had arrived at a decision to appoint Bhawra as new DGP. Bhawra has replaced Siddharth Chattopadhyaya (IPS:1986:PB) who is facing severe criticism over the PM’s “security lapse”. 
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By IndianMandarins - 2022-01-08 14:47:00
New Delhi (08.01.2022): Amidst the fingers raised over the Punjab police’s responsibility in the “security lapses” during PM Modi’s state visit the Punjab Government appointed VK Bhawra (IPS:1987:PB) as the new Punjab DGP. With this, Punjab gets its third DGP in the past three months.
UPSC had on Tuesday recommended a panel of three officers “on the basis of seniority and merit” namely; VK Bhawra, Dinkar Gupta, and Prabodh Kumar.
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Deputy CM-cum-Home Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa had arrived at a decision to appoint Bhawra as new DGP.
Bhawra has replaced Siddharth Chattopadhyaya (IPS:1986:PB) who is facing severe criticism over the PM’s “security lapse”.
