Punjab DGP Suresh Arora, adviser Chahal, OSD Sekhon to attend KPS Gill’s cremation

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 27

Punjab Police will present a guard of honour as a mark of homage to former DGP KPS Gill during his last rites in Delhi on Sunday afternoon.

The ex-DGP, who passed away on Friday, will be cremated at Delhi’s Lodhi Garden crematorium on Sunday, The last rites will be performed with full police honours jointly by the CRPF, Delhi Police and Punjab Police, an official spokesperson said here.

DGP Suresh Arora will lead Punjab Police in paying their respects to Gill, who is credited with eliminating terrorism from the state and restoring peace.

Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, Adviser to the Chief Minister, will represent the Punjab government at the cremation, the spokesperson said, adding that CM’s OSD Karanpal Sekhon would lay a wreath on behalf of Capt Amarinder Singh.

Recalling his invaluable contribution to bringing peace back to the state from the grip of militancy, Capt Amarinder, in his condolence message on Friday, had said Gill’s role in restoring peace and stability to Punjab could not be undermined or forgotten, and he continued to be emulated by police and security personnel around the country, as an example of how the most complex of problems could be resolved with grit and determination.