Gaurav Yadav (police officer)
Gaurav Yadav | |
|---|---|
| Director General of Police Punjab | |
| Assumed office 04 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | V.K. Bhawara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh |
Gaurav Yadav is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 1992 batch. He is current Director General of Police of Punjab.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Yadav has been the DGP of Punjab Police since July 2022 and has headed the Intelligence Wing of Punjab Police during 2016-17 and was Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann before becoming the head of the state police. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ Sinha, Sushmit; Hindi, India TV (5 July 2022). "उत्तर प्रदेश के रहने वाले हैं पंजाब के नए डीजीपी गौरव यादव". India TV Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Punjab govt appoints Gaurav Yadav officiating DGP, incumbent DGP sent on leave". The Times of India. 4 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "कौन हैं जौनपुर के गौरव यादव, जिन्हें 'आप' के मुख्यमंत्री भगवंत मान ने पंजाब में सौंपी बड़ी जिम्मेदारी - IPS Gaurav Yadav of Jaunpur has been made Special Principal Secretary to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 October 2024.