Chandigarh, Jan. 21 -- The state government on Tuesday posted IG-rank officer Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill as the new chief of the Punjab Police intelligence wing.

According to the orders issued by the department of home affairs, Gill, a 2003-batch IPS officer, currently serving as IGP (headquarters), will replace Special DGP PK Sinha who was holding dual charges of intelligence chief and chief director, vigilance and anti-corruption bureau. Sinha will continue to be the vigilance head, reads the order.

Gill, who had earlier served as an SSP in Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, and Commissioner of Police in Ludhiana and Amritsar, was the face of the AAP government during media briefings on action against drugs.

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