Captain Amarinder Singh government on Tuesday approved the appointment of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s grandson Guriqbal Singh as deputy superintendent of police (DSP) on ‘compassionate grounds’.
An official spokesperson said Punjab Cabinet that met on Tuesday approved the appointment against the direct quota post “in recognition of the supreme sacrifice made by Beant Singh to end terrorism and maintain peace and harmony in the state”.
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The service rules have been relaxed to enable the appointment as a special case, said the spokesperson. Singh had crossed the maximum age, 28, by a year for direct recruitment as DSP in Punjab. He is the youngest grandson of Beant Singh, who was assassinated by terrorists on August 31, 1995. He is the brother of Ludhiana Lok Sabha member, Ravneet Bittu. He is a graduate and has also done a flying course from the US.
