New Delhi, July 9 -- Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj has ignited the never-ending debate over the legacy of the controversial Punjab cop, Kanwar Pal Singh (KPS) Gill. Was he indeed a "Super cop" or a symbol of institutional overreach?

Here's all you need to know about KPS Gill's career and controversies:

KPS Gill first became Punjab's Director General of Police in 1988. His appointment came amid the rise of the Khalistan separatist movement, and just four years after the execution of Operation Blue Star, and the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi later that year.

Operation Blue Star was carried out by the Indian Army in June 1984 at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar to disarm and dislodge Jarnail Singh Bhindranwal...