New Leadership in Ludhiana and Jalandhar: IPS Officers Appointed as Police Commissioners

IPS officers Nilabh Kishore and Rahul S have been appointed as the new police commissioners of Ludhiana and Jalandhar, respectively, by the Election Commission. This decision follows the reassignment of previous commissioners Swapan Sharma and Kuldeep Chahal to non-election duties.

The police commissioners of Jalandhar and Ludhiana were transferred from their current posts to non-election duties, a spokesperson of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said on Wednesday.

Subsequently, the Election Commission (EC) appointed IPS officers Nilabh Kishore and Rahul S as the new police commissioners of Ludhiana and Jalandhar, respectively, in Punjab.

In a letter to the Chief Secretary of Punjab, the EC had directed that the two officers -- Swapan Sharma and Kuldeep Chahal, both 2009-batch IPS officer -- be assigned to non-election-related duties. Kishore, a 1998-batch IPS officer, was earlier posted as additional director general of police, Special Task Force, Mohali, while Rahul, a 2008-batch IPS officer, was posted as deputy inspector general-cum-director vigilance bureau, Mohali.