Vigilance Bureau Chief Siddharth Chattopadhyay has been appointed as the new Director-General of Police by government of Punjab.
This information has been received through a press release by the Department of Home Affairs and Justice on Friday.
Chattopadhyay has been given an additional charge, replacing IPS Iqbal Preet Sahota, added the press release.
"In place of Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota, IPS (PB:1988) Special DGP Armed Bn, Jalandhar, Siddharth Chattopadhyaya, IPS (PB:1986) DGP, PSPCL, Patiala shall look after the work of Director General of Police, Punjab (HoPF) in addition to his present duties until a fresh appointment is made to the post of Director General of Police, Punjab (HoPF) as per the prescribed procedure," said the statement.
Earlier this year in September, Sahota was given the additional charge of Director General of Police.
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