Chandigarh, May 4 -- Punjab government on Saturday issued transfer orders for nine IPS and one PPS officer. Varun Sharma has been posted as the new Patiala senior superintendent of police, in place of Nanak Singh, who is due for promotion. Nanak has been posted as deputy inspector general of police (DIG), Patiala.

Varun also heads the new special investigation team (SIT) tasked with probing drug charges against former Akali minister Bikram Singh Majithia.

Varun was posted as AIG (Provisioning), Punjab, Chandigarh, and, in addition, SSP, Sadak Surakhya Force.

According to the orders issued by the home department, Special DGP Varinder Kumar, who was awaiting posting after his removal as chief director, Punjab Vigilance Bureau almost two ...