Chandigarh, Oct. 9 -- The Punjab government on Friday appointed 1992-batch IPS officer Gaurav Yadav as the state's regular Director General of Police (Head of Police Force), ending a prolonged officiating arrangement of more than four years amid judicial scrutiny over the delay in making a permanent appointment.
Yadav, who has headed the Punjab Police in an officiating capacity since July 2022, was selected from a three-member panel recommended by the union Public Service Commission (UPSC), according to an order issued by the state Home Affairs Department.
The panel, communicated by the UPSC on July 1, 2026, also included senior IPS officers Dr Sharad Satya Chauhan and Harpreet Singh Sidhu.
"In pursuance of the judgment and directions of...