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MHA Approves Early Repatriation of IPS Officer Harpreet Singh Sidhu to Punjab

The Home Ministry cleared his early return under the IPS tenure policy at his request.

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Overview

  • An official order dated September 22 repatriates the 1992-batch officer with immediate effect and directs the ITBP to relieve him and report his release date.
  • The communication was signed by under secretary Sanjeev Kumar and cites para 14.1 of the IPS Tenure Policy.
  • Sidhu had been serving as Additional Director General in the ITBP on central deputation since 2022.
  • Reports link his decision to return to the Centre’s appointment of Praveen Kumar, a 1993-batch officer, as ITBP director general.
  • In Punjab, Sidhu is a promoted special DGP known for leading the state’s anti-drug Special Task Force after being handpicked in 2017 by then chief minister Amarinder Singh.