MHA clears name of former Punjab DGP VK Bhawra for Central deputation

Chandigarh, September 15: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the names of former Punjab DGP VK Bhawra, a 1987-batch Punjab cadre IPS officer, for the Central deputation. The Ministry has also cleared the names of Harpreet Singh Sidhu, a 1992-batch Punjab cadre IPS officer, to the Central deputation at the Additional Director General of Police level. The officers would be appointed by the Central Government based on the availability of appropriate vacancies. The MHA’s decision is significant since Bhawra had recently come into direct confrontation with the Punjab government. Also Read | Punjab AAP MLAs called for meeting with Kejriwal in Delhi on Sept 18, 'Operation Lotus' on agenda Bhawra was recently sacked as state police chief by the AAP government and appointed as chairman of the Punjab Police Housing Corporation after the end of his two-month leave. Gaurav Yadav, a 1992-batch IPS officer, has taken over as Punjab Police Chief. Before Bhawra could return on September 5, the Punjab Government slapped him with a show-cause notice, demanding an explanation for the incidents of crime that occurred in the state during his tenure. Also Read | Phagwara SDM Satwant Singh resigns, SDM Kapurthala gets additional charge -PTC News