Mohali, July 4: Senior IPS officer Gaurav Yadav has been appointed as the new director-general of Punjab police, an official order said on Monday.
The 1992-batch officer was earlier serving as Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Yadav's appointment comes as VK Bhawra proceeded on a two-month leave, seeking central deputation.
Yadav led the Punjab Police's 2014 international operation to apprehend one of the most wanted terrorists, Jagtar Singh Tara.
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Yadav, the son-in-law of former Punjab DGP PC Dogra, has held a number of key positions, including acting as head of the Intelligence wing under the SAD-BJP government in 2016.
He was SSP in Punjab for ten years and Commissioner of Police for four. He served as the Chandigarh SSP from 2002 to 2004.
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