SSP Chahal joined the Chandigarh Police on October 2, 2020. Usually, IPS officers come on deputation of three years but Chalal was relieved after two years. SSP Chahal’s has been one of the shortest tenures of IPS officers of the Punjab cadre in Chandigarh.

“There have been many issues, including differences of opinion between SSP Kuldeep Singh Chahal and other IPS officers. We have been sensing something wrong among IPS officers for the last seven-eight months. The gap has widened on the issues of transfers of police inspectors, especially SHOs and DSPs, on the issue of investigation,” said a DSP rank officer privy to the development, requesting anonymity.

“Recently, differences erupted over the issue of 26 Home Guard volunteers who were called off their duties on administrative grounds. A meeting on this issue took place at the police headquarters on Monday. It was observed that IPS officers of the AGMUT cadre from Delhi were having the upper hand over officers from Punjab and Haryana. DGP (UT) Praveer Ranjan is an IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre from Delhi. Besides the DGP, there are other six IPS officers from the AGMUT cadre who are posted in Chandigarh. As per the procedure, Punjab cadre officers are only relieved after reaching the decision on the new SSP. But in this case, Chahal was relieved as there even when there was no name final for the post of SSP,” said the DSP rank officer.