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Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta empaneled as DG by GoI amongst 11 IPS officers of 1987 batch

PUNJAB NEWS EXPRESS | May 31, 2020 07:38 PM

CHANDIGARH:  The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet has approved the empanelment of Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta as Director General/DGE.

According to an official Spokesperson, Gupta is one of the 11 officers from the 1987 batch of the IPS, which originally had over a 100 IPS officers, all over the country to be empaneled by GOI to hold DGP level as well as DGP Equivalent level posts in Centre and the only IPS officer from north India (Punjab, Haryana, HP, J&K, UP, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan) to be so empaneled.

The only other serving IPS officer of Punjab cadre empaneled as DGP to hold DGP level posts at the Centre by GoI is Samant Goel, present R&AW Chief.

Dinkar Gupta was also one of the 20 officers of the 1987 batch of the IPS to be empaneled as ADGP by GoI in April 2018, and the only officer from Punjab.

Gupta was also chosen as one of the top 25 IPS officers of the country by Fame India magazine on the basis of an All India Survey. The list included the Chiefs of Intelligence Bureau, R&AW, DG NSG etc.

Notably, DInkar Gupta is presently posted as Director General of Police, Punjab since Februray 7, 2019. Before being posted as Head of the almost 80000 plus police force of Punjab, Gupta was also posted as Director General of Police, Intelligence, Punjab, which involved the direct supervision of Punjab State Intelligence Wing, State Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Organized Crime Control Unit (OCCU).

An experienced and distinguished officer, Gupta did an eight-year stint on central deputation with the MHA, from June 2004 to July 2012, where he held many sensitive assignments, including Head of the Dignitary Protection Division of the MHA.

He had served as Senior Superintendent of Police (District Police Chief) of Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur districts for more than 7 years during the terrorism phase in Punjab. He also served as DIG (Jalandhar Range), DIG (Ludhiana Range), DIG (Counter-Intelligence), Punjab and DIG (Intelligence), Punjab till 2004.

Among his other past assignments in the state were ADGP Administration & Community Policing (2015-17), ADGP Provisioning & Modernization (2014-2015), ADGP Law & Order (2012-2015), ADGP Security (2012-2015), ADGP Traffic (2013-2014), DIG Range (over 1 year in 2002 & 2003-04), SSP (7 years from January 1992 to January 1999).

Dinkar Gupta was decorated with Police Medal for Gallantry (1992) and Bar to Police Medal for Gallantry (1994) for display of exceptional courage, conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty of a high order. He was also decorated with the Police Medal for Meritorious Services by the President and the Presidents Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2010).

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