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Education: Master Of Law Hometown: Chandigarh, India Wife: Anjali Bhawra
Some Lesser Known Facts About Viresh Kumar Bhawra
- Viresh Kumar Bhawra is an Indian Police Service officer of Punjab cadre passed out of the 1987 batch.
- While he was studying at the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, he joined National Service Scheme (NSS) as a volunteer. He also topped the university in B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (1980-1985).
- In 1985, he started working as an engineer and system analyst-cum-programmer at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, New Delhi. He worked there for almost two years.
- He was appointed as the Additional Director General of Police, Punjab (Chandigarh area) by the Indian Police Service in 1987.
- IPS Viresh and Inspector General Ishwar Chander received President’s Police Medal for distinguished service on Republic Day in 2015.
- Viresh Kumar was appointed as the Director-General of Police, Information Technology & Telecom, Provisioning & Modernisation, Punjab Police, Chandigarh, in July 2017.
- On 8 January 2022, he was appointed as the third Director-General of Police in Punjab within a span of three months. He was appointed for two years from the date of his appointment. In an official order, the Punjab Governor, Banwarilal Purohit, said,
The empanelment committee recommended three officers for the top post, Bhawra, former state police chief Dinkar Gupta, and IPS officer Prabodh Kumar.”
- The official order of his appointment (as the DGP Punjab, 2022) reads,
Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi has sent minutes of the meeting of the Empanelment Committee. The Committee has recommended a panel consisting of the names of the following officers as suitable for appointment to the post of DGP (HoPF), Punjab:- I. Dinkar Gupta 2. Viresh Kumar Bhawra 3. Prabodh Kumar.”
It further reads,On the consideration of the panel received from the Union Public Service Commission, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to appoint Viresh Kumar Bhawra, IPS as Director General of Police, Punjab (Head of Police Force). His term shall be for a minimum period of two years from the date of assumption of office in pursuance of the orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dated 03.07.2018.”
- IPS Viresh replaced IPS Siddharth Chattopadhyaya who was criticised for breaching the security of PM Narendra Modi during his visit to Punjab on 5 January 2022. Siddharth Chattopadhyay was among one the 13 officials who were sent show-cause notice by the Ministry of Home Affairs under All India Service (Discipline) rules for breaching the security of PM.
- On being appointed as the DGP Punjab, IPS Bhawra said,
Bhawra said that his focus will be on eradicating the drug menace and terrorism from the state. He added that people-centric policing and public service delivery are among his top priorities. Bhawara added that the Punjab Police will make optimum use of technology for carrying out investigations of various crimes.”
- His wife, Anjali Bhawra (IAS Officer Punjab Cadre) is posted as secretary of the department of empowerment of persons with disabilities (Divyangyan) in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment as of 2022.
- IPS Bhawra is well-versed in various languages like English, Hindi, Punjabi, Assamese, and French.
- One of his favourite quotes is,
Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you.”
- He loves to travel to different places with his family and friends.
IPS Viresh Kumar Bhawra during one of his trips
- IPS Viresh Kumar Bhawra is a religious person.
IPS Viresh Kumar Bhawra while doing pooja