Punjab government appointed 1993-batch IPS officer Varinder Kumar to fill in Mr Singh's position.
The Punjab government on Tuesday appointed senior police officer Ishwar Singh as the additional director general of police (law and order), a week after it shifted Naresh Kumar from the post.
Prior to this posting, Mr Singh, a 1993-batch IPS officer, served as the chief director of the state's Vigilance Bureau.
"Ishwar Singh, additional director general of police, is hereby posted as ADGP Law & Order, Punjab," an official order said.
Meanwhile, the state government appointed 1993-batch IPS officer Varinder Kumar to fill in Mr Singh's position as the the chief director of the Vigilance Bureau.
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