Gandhinagar, Dec. 22 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will on Monday hand over appointment letters to 11,607 newly recruited police personnel at a grand ceremony to be held at Ramkatha Ground in Sector-11, Gandhinagar.

The Gujarat government's Home Department is organising the appointment letter distribution programme following the completion of the recruitment process for the Lokrakshak cadre. Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Minister of State for Police Housing and Prisons Kamleshbhai Patel will also be present on the occasion.

According to officials, 11,899 candidates were selected in the recruitment drive, including 8,782 male and 3,117 female candidates. In the current phase, appointment letters w...