Chandigarh, Oct. 9 -- Punjab Government appoints IPS officer Gaurav Yadav as Director General of Police (DGP) for a minimum tenure of two years, an official order issued on Friday stated.

The order was issued following consideration of the panel received from the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the Home Department said.

Apart from Gaurav Yadav, the names of IPS officers, Sharad Satya Chauhan and Harpreet Singh Sidhu, were also sent to the state government. All three belong to the 1992 batch of the IPS.

Punjab governor approved Yadav's appointment as the state's top cop.

He was given additional charge of the state DGP in July 2022.

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