Chandigarh, April 7 -- In a significant administrative reshuffle, the state government on Tuesday appointed 1992-batch IPS officer and special DGP Sharad Satya Chauhan as the chief director of Vigilance Bureau. Chauhan, a batchmate of incumbent DGP Gaurav Yadav, is the senior-most IPS officer presently serving in Punjab. Parag Jain, a 1989-batch officer who is otherwise the senior-most in the Punjab cadre, is currently on central deputation, heading India's premier external intelligence agency, the RAW. Many senior officials in the state government believe that Chauhan's appointment as VB chief could bolster Yadav's chances of continuing in the top post. Harpreet Singh Sidhu, another batchmate of Yadav, is the only officer senior to him whose name features in the panel. Sidhu has been without a posting since returning from central deputation in September 2025. P3 DGP post: Panel sent to UPSC, P3...