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Punjab Reinstates ADGP SPS Parmar and SSP Varinder Singh Brar After Revoking Suspensions

The move caps reversals of earlier actions taken during Punjab’s driving-licence corruption crackdown.

The Punjab Government on Wednesday revoked the suspension orders of additional director general of police (ADGP) SPS Parmar with immediate effect. (HT file photo)
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Overview

  • Punjab’s Home Department issued orders on August 27 reinstating ADGP SPS Parmar and SSP Varinder Singh Brar with immediate effect.
  • Parmar has been posted as ADGP (law and order), while Brar has been given charge as assistant inspector general of police (provisioning).
  • Parmar was suspended on April 25 over alleged lapses in a probe into licence irregularities that uncovered manipulation of automated driving tests.
  • The Vigilance Bureau’s crackdown led to 16 FIRs and 24 arrests, with findings that included reused test videos, proxy drivers and repeated use of the same vehicle.
  • Brar, suspended on May 28 after four Fazilka cyber police officials were arrested for allegedly taking a ₹1 lakh bribe, was cleared by an inquiry, and a departmental probe into Parmar’s alleged lapses remains ongoing.