The Punjab Government Monday (17.02.2025) relieved Varinder Kumar (IPS:1993:PB) as the Chief Director of the state Vigilance Bureau, and attached him to the office of the Director General of Police. In his place, G Nageswara Rao (IPS:1995:PB), Additional Director General of Police, Provisioning, has been posted as the new Chief Director of the Vigilance Bureau.
Kumar had been appointed as the Chief Director of Vigilance in May 2022 soon after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power in the state. His tenure in the post lasted nearly three years, and he is set to retire on July 31, 2025.