Surendra Singh Yadav, originally from Rajasthan, is a 1997 batch officer of the AGMUT cadre of the Indian Police Service (IPS). He was posted as the DGP of Chandigarh in March 2024 and generally the tenure of such a post is two to three years. SS Yadav was earlier posted in Delhi Police and has held various responsibilities in Traffic, Economic Offence Wing etc. SS Yadav has also been the head of the Anti-Corruption Branch in Delhi. He was promoted to ADGP grade in 2022.
Within four months of Surendra Singh Yadav taking charge of Chandigarh Police, orders were issued to transfer 2,763 police personnel at the rank of Sub-Inspector, Assistant Sub-Inspector, Head Constable and Constable. Those large-scale transfers are called one of the most important reshuffles in the history of the Chandigarh Police Department.
Shri Yadav recently had ordered a sub-inspector to be posted as SHO, incharge of a police station. Whereas in Chandigarh, an inspector rank police officer is posted as SHO. Earlier, Shri Yadav in a meeting had said that if the inspectors do not work properly, then capable sub-inspectors can also be appointed as SHOs. Not only this, Yadav had also asked the senior police officers to do night patrolling for better security of the city.
SS Yadav has been sent on deputation to BSF. His transfer orders were issued on April 1, but many people initially considered it to be April Fool’s Day news because there was no possibility of this happening. Yadav had barely completed a year at the post of DGP Chandigarh and his tenure was still remaining.
IPS RK Singh:
Raj Kumar Singh has been ordered to take the charge of the post of DGP Chandigarh in place of IPS Surendra Singh Yadav. R K Singh is a 2004 batch AGMUT cadre officer of the Indian Police Service and is posted as IG in the Chandigarh Police.
