1992 batch IPS officer, Gaurav Yadav, has been posted as the new Director-General of Punjab police, according to an official order issued on Monday.
The senior officer was earlier serving as the Special Principal Secretary to AAP Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Yadav’s appointment comes as VK Bhawra proceeded on a two-month leave, seeking central deputation.
Yadav led the Punjab Police’s 2014 international operation to apprehend one of the most wanted terrorists, Jagtar Singh Tara. Yadav, the son-in-law of former Punjab DGP PC Dogra, has held a number of key positions, including acting as head of the Intelligence wing under the SAD-BJP government in 2016.
He was SSP in Punjab for ten years and Commissioner of Police for four. He served as the Chandigarh SSP from 2002 to 2004.
