Appointment of new SSP: UT evaluating names sent by Punjab

CHANDIGARH: The UT administration has started evaluating annual confidential report (ACR) dossiers of three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers whose names are in the panel suggested by the Punjab government for the post of UT senior superintendent of police (SSP).

The post of Chandigarh SSP is reserved for Punjab-cadre IPS officers. The term of incumbent SSP Nilambari Jagadale, a 2008batch officer, ends in August. She took charge on August 22, 2017.

The Punjab home department has sent the names of Kuldeep Singh Chahal, a 2009-batch officer who is currently serving as the Mohali SSP; Patil Ketan Baliram, a 2010-batch officer serving as the AIG, counter intelligence, in Amritsar; and Vivek Sheel Soni, a 2011-batch officer who is currently the SSP, Ludhiana Rural.

UT adviser Manoj Kumar Parida said UT had started evaluating the ACR dossiers of the three officers and will send its recommendations to the Union home ministry soon. The administration had sent a request for a panel of names for the SSP post to the Punjab government more than two months ago, and again sent a reminder last week.