Punjab Police chief Sumedh Singh Saini has been shunted out of the position by the state government.In a bid to placate the frayed tempers and to mollify the agitating Sikhs, the Punjab government removed Sumedh Singh Saini as Director General of Police.A 1982-batch IPS officer Suresh Arora has been appointed as the new DGP.He was serving as the Director-General of Police-cum-Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau.
He had played a crucial role in fighting terrorism and was posted as SP (Headquarters), Amritsar, during Operation Black Thunder I, and as SSP Amritsar at the time of Operation Black Thunder II.