A 1992- Punjab batch IPS officer, Gaurav Yadav today took theadditional charge of Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) Punjab.
Yesterday,the Punjab government took the decision that Special Principal Secretary toChief Minister, Punjab, IPS Gaurav Yadav will take up the additional charge of DGPof Punjab in place of IPS V.K Bhawra who has gone on a long leave of two monthsstarting from 5th July to 7th September.
Theofficer, Gaurav Yadav is of the 1992 batch, and the National Convener of AamAdmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal also belongs to the 1992 batch. Both of them are very close to each other.
GauravYadav has done mechanical engineering, M.A in Police Administration, and isalso a Ph.D.
CounterIntelligence expert Gaurav Yadav has a wide experience in policing and is alsoexpected to play a key role in the State government.
As an IG, Yadav had also served as intelligence wing chiefduring the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government’s tenure in 2016. He has worked in variouspositions in the State Police so far and has held many important positions evenduring the SAD-BJP coalition government. He is the son-in-law of Punjab’s former DGP PC Dogra.
He is selected as the acting DGP bythe state government because he has vast experience working in differentpositions in different cities of Punjab.
Also, in the last 1 year, three DGPshave been changed i.e. Inderpreet Singh Sahota, Sidharth Chatopadhayay, and VKBhawra.
After taking the charge, he conveys toeveryone that his main priorities are gangsters and drugs.
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