India, Sept. 26 -- The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has approved the premature repatriation of 1992-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Harpreet Singh Sidhu to his parent cadre, Punjab.

The orders issued on September 22 said Sidhu, who was serving as additional director general (ADG) in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), has been repatriated with immediate effect.

The move comes on his request under provisions of the IPS tenure policy.

Sidhu, who has been promoted as special DGP in Punjab, is learnt to have opted for his parent cadre after the Centre appointed Praveen Kumar from the 1993 batch as ITBP director general. Kumar was earlier special director, Intelligence Bureau.

Sidhu had gone on central deputation for four ye...