A retired senior army officer Brig Gautam Ganguly who was appointed Security Adviser to Punjab DGP Dinkar gupta by the state council of ministers on Monday, has been accorded rank and pay of deputy inspector general (DIG) in the Punjab Police.
Ganguly has spent over 33 years in the armed forces, including four years in NSG handling counter-terror and anti-hijacking operations. He had also been involved in numerous operational deployments in Punjab, Jammu-Kashmir and Gujarat.
The spokesperson said Ganguly’s vast operational expertise would benefit the operations and training of the SoG, the counter-terror force of Punjab. He may lead the operations and raids, besides handling hostage situations.
Ganguly would also be engaged in training the state armed police battalions, the anti-riot police, and other specialised units of the Punjab Police, said the spokesperson.
