Ludhiana, March 29 -- Nine days after the transfer of Ludhiana deputy commissioner Jitendra Jorwal, the Punjab government on Friday also transferred Commissioner of Police (CP) Kuldeep Singh Chahal.

He has been replaced by 2009-batch IPS officer Swapan Sharma, who was previously serving as DIG, Ferozepur Range.

As of now, Chahal has not been assigned a new posting.

Chahal had taken charge as Ludhiana's CP on November 21, 2023, succeeding Mandeep Singh Sidhu. Swapan Sharma, who takes over as Ludhiana's new CP held multiple key positions in Ludhiana, including SHO at Sadar police station, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) for east, north, and traffic zones, and later, additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP, city 4) in 2013. ...