<p>Senior IPS officer Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota has been given the additional charge of the Punjab DGP, according to an official order issued on Saturday.</p>.<p>The development comes after DGP Dinkar Gupta, a 1987-batch IPS officer, proceeded on leave.</p>.<p>Sahota, a 1988-batch IPS officer, is presently holding the charge of the Special DGP (Armed Police, Jalandhar).</p>.<p>According to the order, Sahota has been "given the additional charge of the DGP, Punjab, in addition to his own duties during the leave period of Dinkar Gupta".</p>.<p>It will come into force with immediate effect, as per the order.</p>.<p>The change in the head of state police force came two days after the Charanjit Singh Channi-led government appointed Anirudh Tewari as the Chief Secretary after shunting Vini Mahajan.</p>.<p>Dinkar Gupta is the husband of Mahajan.</p>.<p>After the change of guard, it was certain that the top bureaucrats of the state would be replaced.</p>.<p>Charanjit Singh Channi early this week had taken the charge of Chief Minister of Punjab following an unceremonious exit of Amarinder Singh.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>Senior IPS officer Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota has been given the additional charge of the Punjab DGP, according to an official order issued on Saturday.</p>.<p>The development comes after DGP Dinkar Gupta, a 1987-batch IPS officer, proceeded on leave.</p>.<p>Sahota, a 1988-batch IPS officer, is presently holding the charge of the Special DGP (Armed Police, Jalandhar).</p>.<p>According to the order, Sahota has been "given the additional charge of the DGP, Punjab, in addition to his own duties during the leave period of Dinkar Gupta".</p>.<p>It will come into force with immediate effect, as per the order.</p>.<p>The change in the head of state police force came two days after the Charanjit Singh Channi-led government appointed Anirudh Tewari as the Chief Secretary after shunting Vini Mahajan.</p>.<p>Dinkar Gupta is the husband of Mahajan.</p>.<p>After the change of guard, it was certain that the top bureaucrats of the state would be replaced.</p>.<p>Charanjit Singh Channi early this week had taken the charge of Chief Minister of Punjab following an unceremonious exit of Amarinder Singh.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>