Punjab Govt Appoints Siddharth Chattopadhyaya As New DGP

Siddharth Chattopadhyaya, the Vigilance Bureau Chief, has been appointed as the new Director-General of Police (DGP) in Punjab, on December 17. He replaced IPS Iqbal Preet Sahota. "In place of Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota, IPS (PB:1988,) Special DGP Armed Ben, Jalandhar, Siddharth Chattopadhyaya, IPS (PB:1986) DGP PSPCL Patiala shall look after the work of DGP of Punjab," read the notice of the Department of Home Affairs and Justice.