Harpreet Singh Sidhu ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿੱਧੂ Deputy Inspector General of Police

Deputy Inspector General of Police

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 (Administration), Punjab Police, is the son of Brigadier

Brigadier

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 Karampal Singh Sidhu who originally hails from Sherewala village near Muktsar

Muktsar

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. He began his eventful career after selection in the 1992 Indian Police Service

Indian Police Service

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 batch. Initially he was selected as an Indian Administrative Service

Indian Administrative Service

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 but opted for the police line because he thought it gives "more prestige".

He has served as Superintendent

Superintendent (police)

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 and Senior Superintendent of Police of Patiala and Ludhiana. He has a reputation for being a person who keeps his distance from the press and has the welfare and the esteem of the police force as his top concern.

He was educated at Lawrence School, Sanawar

Lawrence School, Sanawar

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, like all his ancestors, who have a long tradition of military

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 service.

The Kalgi controversy

In July 2009 Harpreet played a major role in bringing the Kalgi

Hackle

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 of Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Gobind Singh

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 that had somehow passed from the possession of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Ranjit Singh

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 to the British

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 government during the Raj

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, back to India.