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Suspended for ‘inaction against gangsters’, IPS officer reinstated, posted as SSP Ropar
Former Tarn Taran SSP Ravjot Kaur Grewal who was also reinstated recently has been transferred to Punjab Vigilance.
Maninder Singh was suspended on November 15, 2025, immediately after the Tarn Taran by-poll results.
The Punjab government Saturday reinstated and posted a 2019-batch IPS officer as SSP Ropar nearly two months after he was suspended as SSP Amritsar Rural for alleged dereliction of duty and failing to take action against gangsters.
Maninder Singh was suspended on November 15, 2025, immediately after the Tarn Taran by-poll results. The primary ground cited by the government for his suspension was alleged failure to take effective action against gangsters and dereliction of duty in curbing rising organised crime and gangster-related activities in Amritsar Rural district.
A senior police officer said the fact that Maninder has been again posted as SSP means that the initial allegations against him have proven to be false.
The Indian Express had reported at the time of his suspension that while the officer was accused of inaction against gangsters, his track record in Amritsar Rural was fairly good as far as encounters with gangsters is concerned.
No detailed public explanation for the withdrawal of his suspension has been put out by the state government.
The government issued posting orders for 22 IPS officers which includes new SSPs for Ropar, Bathinda and Khanna.
Former Tarn Taran SSP Ravjot Kaur Grewal who was also reinstated recently has been transferred to Punjab Vigilance. She was suspended by the Election Commission of India in the run-up to the Tarn Taran by-poll following complaints by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and an adverse report by the Police Observer deputed by the EC for the by-poll.
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Khanna SSP Jyoti Yadav has been posted as SSP Bathinda replacing Amneet Kaundal. Kaundal has been promoted and posted as DIG Personnel and DIG Social Media in Chandigarh.
Darpan Ahluwalia, Staff Officer to DGP Punjab, has been posted as new SSP Khanna. Gulneet Singh Khurana, SSP Ropar has been posted as DIG Counter Intelligence in Chandigarh while Rupinder Singh, DCP Ludhiana has been posted as Additional CP Ludhiana on promotion.
Other changes on account of promotion of officers and reshuffle includes Naresh Sharma (Special DGP PHRC), A S Rai (Special DGP Traffic and Road Safety and Special DGP Public Grievances Division), Kaustabh Sharma (ADGP Human Rights), Jagadari Nilambri Vijay (IG ANTF and IG Faridkot Range), Rajpal Singh (IGP Crime and IGP PAP-2), Snehdeep Sharma (DIG ANTF and DIG Ferozepur Range) and Sandeep Goel (DIG Border Range on promotion from SP).
Other transfers include Jasdev Singh (DIG Security Punjab Lok Bhawan), Sandeep Kumar Garg (DIG Intelligence), Dhruv Dahiya (DIG Internal Security), Akhil Chaudhary (DIG ANTF), Gurpreet Singh (DIG Commando), Sarabjit Singh (DIG Crime, BOI), Harpreet Singh Jaggi (DIG EOW) and Rishab Bhola (Staff Officer to DGP).
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