Gill, K. P. S. 1934-2017
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Name (Latin)
Gill, K. P. S. 1934-2017
Other forms of name
Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, 1934-2017
Gill, Kanwar Pal Singh, 1934-2017
Gilla, Kam̆warapāla Siṅgha, 1937-2017
Gill, K. P. S. (Kanwar Pal Singh), 1934-
Gill, Kanwar Pal Singh, 1934-
Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, 1934-
Date of birth
1934-12-29
Date of death
2017-05-26
Occupation
Police
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Pañjāba dā buccaṛa, Dasambara 2018:t.p. (K.P.S. Gill) page 18 (Kam̆warapāla Siṅgha Gilla, born December 29, 1934)
- Kanwar Pal Singh Gill (1934 or 35 - 26 May 2017) was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, he served twice as Director General of Police (DGP) for the state of Punjab, India, where he is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control ( (Wikipedia, September 09, 2019) )
- Punjab, the knights of falsehood, c1997:t.p. (K.P.S. Gill) jkt. (officer of the Indian Police Service; retd.; Pres. of Ind. Hockey Fed.)
- India's WW, 1991-92:p. 148 (Gill, Kanwar Pal Singh; b. 12/29/1934)
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Wikipedia description:
Kanwar Pal Singh Gill (29 December 1934 – 26 May 2017) was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. For two terms he was director general of the Punjab police force, and was credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control. There are accusations that he and the forces under his command were responsible for "multiple cases of human rights violation", "in the name of" stamping out terrorism. He was also convicted in a sexual harassment case. Gill retired from the IPS in 1995. Gill was also an author and editor, and was president of the Indian Hockey Federation for fifteen years, until he resigned following a corruption scandal.
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