Harkanwal Preet Singh Khakh will be the new SeniorSuperintendent of Police (SSP) of Kapurthala. Khakh, who joined the PunjabPolice as an inspector in 1994, was presently serving as commandant 7thbattalion of PAP having additional charge of AIG counter Intelligence Jalandharzone.
SSP Kapurthala Kanwardeep Kaur has been transferred toMalerkotla (the newly formed district in Punjab) and in her place Harkanwal PreetSingh Khakh will take the charge.
A decorated Police officer Khakh was among the eightPunjab Police officers who were honoured with Chief Minister’s medal for outstandingdevotion to duty in January this year.
AIG Khakh has been instrumental in busting various terrormodules in the past few years and wiping out gangster culture from the state. Hehas also played a very vital role in the campaign against drugs initiated bythe Punjab Government. A big haul of 50 Kg heroin was seized by the Police teamled by Khakh at one go in Phagwara during the year 2009, which till dateremains one of biggest recovery ever by Punjab police.
Besides, he has got DGP’s commendation disc by then DGPPunjab Suresh Arora for his outstanding performance as SSP Amritsar Rural.Since 2017, Khakh has been handling dual charge of commandant 7th battalion ofPAP and AIG CI Jalandhar zone.