Being Gill Sahab :: The Paramount Cop who broke the backbone of Khalistani Terrorism in Punjab and finally eliminating it...

Commemorating the 9th PunyaTithi of the SuperCop who broke the backbone of Khalistani Terrorism in Punjab and finally eliminating it

Kanwar Pal Singh Gill (29 December 1934 – 26 May 2017), an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He served twice as Director General of Police (DGP) for the state of Punjab, India, where he is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control. Gill was an author, editor, speaker, and consultant on counter-terrorism, and served as president of the Institute for Conflict Management and president of the Indian Hockey Federation. He got Padma Shri in 1989 for his work in the civil service. He died on 26 May 2017 at the age of 82 in New Delhi, India.

A host of pro-active supercops would be felicitated in Gill Sahab’s name on his birthday on 29th of December. Do send in your recommendation to this effect to editor@rethindindia.in for consideration.

Join in from 7 pm onwards, Today 26th of May 2025 on https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lbRi8Vz1QjW1d3ZbHbH8Og

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In 1860s, when the civil war was on in USA, General Ulysses S. Grant, under President Lincoln, Played a major role in preserving the Union. Soon thereafter, the Americans elected Grant as their 18th President. In 1990s, KPS Gill played a similar role in preserving the Indian Union.

But, do we even remember him?

Mahatma Gandhi being his role model, he practiced non-violence while in school and college. But, destiny landed him amidst troubled times and bestowed him with the task of fighting for his country, with an iron hand.

In his career as an officer of the Indian Police Service, spanning over almost four decades- Gill epitomized honesty, unwavering courage, unbeatable intelligence and uncompromising patriotism.

He, thus, became the greatest police officer to have walked this planet.