Former Commissioner of Delhi Police, Yudhvir Singh Dadwal, has passed away right here at his residence in Chhattarpur, sources stated on Thursday. He become 70.
Dadwal, an Indian Police Service officer of the 1974-batch, served as the 16th police commissioner of Delhi from July 2007 to November 2010. Notably, the Commonwealth Games had been held in Delhi at some stage in his tenure.
Sources confirmed that Dadwal became unwell for a while.
Before being appointed as the Delhi Police chief, Dadwal served as the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police in 1980. During 1993-1995, he was appointed because the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the UT Chandigarh.
After serving because the Delhi Police leader, he changed into appointed as the Director-General of the Central Paramilitary Force, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in November 2010. After retiring from the services, he turned into additionally appointed because the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh in 2016.
Dadwal has received several accolades for the duration of his profession spanning over three many years, consisting of President's Police Medal for distinguished services and the police medal for meritorious services.
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