IGP Tajender Singh Luthra takes charge as first DGP of Chandigarh

Tajender Singh Luthra, inspector general of police, UT, has been promoted as director general of police, Chandigarh.

Tajender Singh Luthra, inspector general of police, UT, has been promoted as the first director general of police, Chandigarh.

Tajender Singh Luthra. (HT Photo)

This is the first time that the city police force gets a DG as the department has always been led by an IG-rank officer, previously.

Punjab governor and UT administrator VP Singh Badnore along with adviser Parimal Rai decorated the officer with stars of a DGP on Monday. Luthra, a 1990 batch AGMUT cadre officer, was appointed the Chandigarh IGP in February 2016.