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Ex-Punjab police chief KPS Gill passes away

Former Punjab DGP KPS Gill breathed his last at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi on Friday. He was 82.…

Ex-Punjab police chief KPS Gill passes away

KPS Gill (PHOTO: Facebook)

Former Punjab DGP KPS Gill breathed his last at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi on Friday. He was 82.

He was admitted to the hospital following a cardiac arrest.

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Gill served twice as Director General of Police (DGP) in Punjab, where he was credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control.

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Author, editor, speaker, consultant on counter-terrorism, president of the Institute for Conflict Management and president of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), Gill received Padma Shri award in 1989 for his work in the civil service.

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