# Amritsar police chief removed, DIG Harmanbir Singh gets charge 2026-08-07T11:56:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Punjab government has removed Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar from his post on Friday. No reason was given for the removal. Harmanbir Singh, currently DIG of the Border Range in Amritsar, has been given additional charge of the city police chief until further orders. Officials have not said whether the move is part of a wider administrative reshuffle or linked to any specific development. Details of Bhullar's next posting or a permanent appointment for the Amritsar police commissioner are awaited. ## Coverage - indiatvnews.com Tags: administrative reshuffle, Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, Harmanbir Singh, Punjab Police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/amritsar-police-chief-removed-dig-harmanbir-singh-gets-charge/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/amritsar-police-chief-removed-dig-harmanbir-singh-gets-charge/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.