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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