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Hindustan Times
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Two Punjab Police DGPs retire from service
Two DGP-rank officers Varinder Kumar and B Chandrashekhar, both considered hard taskmasters in police circles, superannuated from service on Thursday. Varinder Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS officer, served as head of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau. (HT) Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS officer, served as head of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau and also held the charge of intelligence chief in this Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government, but was abruptly removed as vigilance chief last year. Though considered close to chief minister Bhagwant Mann, he was posted as DGP, Human Rights Commission, a low-key posting. (B Chandrashekhar is a 1994-batch IPS officer.) Chandrashekhar, 1994-batch IPS, who was posted as special DGP, Human Rights, also served as director, Bureau of Investigation (BOI), during the previous Congress government, besides serving on various other important positions in his career. With the retirement of these two officers, Punjab Police now has 18 DGP-rank officers. One Punjab-cadre IPS Parag Jain, from the 1989 batch, was recently appointed as the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Time of India
Factory owner dies of burns, fire tragedy toll 3
Mohali: The death toll in the fire that broke out at a dye manufacturing unit in Shahimajra Industrial Area, Phase-5 here rose to three Tuesday with the factory owner, Varinder Kumar, succumbing to burns. tnn Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
Hindustan Times
08-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Mohali: Fruit vendor robbed by men in SUV
May 08, 2025 08:50 AM IST A 48-year-old fruit vendor from Mohali was allegedly attacked and robbed by a group of unidentified men travelling in a Mahindra Scorpio near the Sector 37/38/40/41 chowk on Tuesday. Complainant told the police that around 3.30 am, while he was on his way to Sector 26 on his Activa, a black Scorpio bearing Punjab registration number started following him. (HT File) The victim has been identified as Varinder Kumar of Jujhar Nagar in Mohali. He was en route to the vegetable market in Sector 26 when the incident happened. In his complaint, the victim told the police that around 3.30 am, while he was on his way to Sector 26 on his Activa, a black Scorpio bearing Punjab registration number started following him. According to his statement to the police, once he reached the Chowk, the SUV overtook and blocked his way. Two young men stepped out of the vehicle, one reportedly armed with a stick. They demanded money and, upon resistance, began assaulting him with sticks and slaps, he added, and forcibly snatched Kumar's mobile phone from his pocket and his wallet containing ₹ 2,000, his Aadhaar card and other personal documents. After which they fled the scene. Kumar has confirmed that he would be able to identify the culprits if presented to him. A case under Section 309 of the Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita was registered. Hunt is on to nab the accused.
