DIG, PAP, wins gold medal in All-India Police Equestrian Championship

Deputy Inspector General, Punjab Armed Police, Inderbir Singh has won a gold medal in the ongoing 43rd All India Police Equestrian Championship and Mounted Police Duty meet 2025.

Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Police, Punjab, had inaugurated the championship at Basic Training Centre, ITBP Bhanu, Haryana. The championship will conclude on March 23. Inderbir Singh, astride the mare “Innocent Affair”, won the medal in Hacks open event.

Along with him, Head Constable Gurtej Singh, astride horse Prince, won bronze in show jumping event. Head Constable Sandeep Singh also won a silver in show jumping on his horse Akash.

Recently, the National Tent Pegging Championship also concluded here in Jalandhar where the DIG had shown a great game.

DIG Inderbir Singh had earlier told The Tribune that it was retired DSP Ram Pal who started teaching him tent pegging last year, and now he was playing nationals.

“It’s very important to warm up the horse before the game, and after practice, the animal must be cooled down. Once they’re back in the stable, they get a nice ‘maalish’ (massage). This ensures the horse is willing to return and play again,” he had earlier said.

“Everything that happens ‘behind the scenes’ is essential. No one knows the preparations that go into getting the rider and horse ready before the race. One needs to know how to coordinate the speed and instil josh in the horse,” said DIG Inderbir with a smile.