India, Nov. 14 -- A day after former Northern Command chief Lieutenant General DS Hooda (retd) alleged that an escort vehicle of Punjab Police hit his car on the Zirakpur flyover, state's director general of police Gaurav Yadav on Thursday issued directions for respectful and courteous conduct on the road by cops escorting the VIPs.

Lt Gen Hooda, who led the 2016 surgical strikes, said the incident took place on Wednesday when he was travelling with his wife. He called it a "deliberate act" by a Punjab Police vehicle and had asked chief minister Bhagwant Mann and DGP Yadav to take note of it.

On Thursday, in a post on X, Yadav said: "Punjab Police, being a professional force, has a zero tolerance policy towards misconduct, as its duty i...