Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota
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Mr. Sahota is a native of Jalandhar[4] and born in Ravidassia family. His father was a deceased bureaucrat, Mr. NS Sahota.[5] He is a 1988 batch IPS and has served in various capacities, from the rank of ACP to DGP, during his around 34-year-long stint in police service. Master's in political science, Sahota served as SSP Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Amritsar Rural, and Barnala and also remained the Commandant of the 1st IRB. He also held significant responsibilities as DIG at Patiala, Ferozepur, and the Border Range. He also served as IG at the Punjab State Human Rights Commission, Commando Training Centre, Bahadurgarh, Lokpal Punjab Border Range Amritsar, Punjab Police Headquarters, etc. He was also awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry, the Kathin Seva Medal, the police medal for meritorious services, and the police medal for distinguished service in various capacities.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "IPS officer Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota gets additional charge of Punjab DGP". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ↑ "Punjab CM reiterates on curtailing VVIP culture, directs police to deploy minimum personnel with him". 29 September 2021.
- ↑ "After first Dalit CM, Punjab gets a Dalit DGP — its third since Independence". ThePrint. 28 September 2021.
- ↑ "IPS officer Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota gets additional charge of Punjab DGP". The Times of India. 26 September 2021.
- ↑ "Rich tributes paid to DGP Sahota's father on his 2nd Death Anniversary". 20 July 2019.
- ↑ "Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota gets additional charge of Punjab DGP". 25 September 2021.
- ↑ "Special DGP Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota retires : The Tribune India".
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