Praveer Ranjan to join as Chandigarh director general of police

He will be replacing Sanjay Baniwal, who had joined Chandigarh Police on June 28, 2018, on a deputation of two years

Praveer Ranjan, a 1993-batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre, will be the new Chandigarh director general of police (DGP). His transfer orders were issued by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Wednesday. He was previously posted in Delhi and likely to join next week.

Praveer Ranjan, is a 1993-batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

He will be replacing Sanjay Baniwal, a 1989-batch officer, who had joined Chandigarh Police on June 28, 2018, on a deputation of two years. In September last year, he was promoted to DGP grade (level 16 in the pay matrix). Baniwal’s order of posting is yet to be issued.