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Five-time President’s Police Medal awardee Bikramjit Brar promoted as SP
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, February 9, 2026:The Punjab Government has promoted DSP Bikramjit Singh Brar, PPS, to the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP – officiating), recognising his consistent record of professionalism, dedication and outstanding operational achievements.
A five-time recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry, Brar was recruited directly as Deputy Superintendent of Police in 2018 for his exceptional work on the anti-terrorism, anti-gangster and anti-drugs fronts. During his tenure with the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Operations Punjab, he played a pivotal role in high-impact operations in India and abroad, leading to the neutralisation and arrest of dreaded gangsters, smugglers, terrorists and arms suppliers involved in organised crime across Punjab and other states.
Brar comes from a distinguished policing family. His father, late Baldev Singh Brar, PPS, was serving as Superintendent of Police (Detective), Patiala, when he was martyred during the militancy period in 1988. His elder brother is a senior PPS officer and is currently posted as Senior Superintendent of Police, Vigilance, Ludhiana.
Among his major gallantry awards are the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry for operations against the Rajiv Raja gang (2011); the neutralisation of notorious gangsters Vicky Gounder and Prema Lahoria (2020); bringing down gangster Ankit Bhadu and rescuing hostages including two minor girls (2021); eliminating shooters involved in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case (2021); and neutralising three notorious gangsters including Tejinder Singh alias Teja (2024).
He has also been honoured with the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation (2021), the Union Home Minister’s Special Operations Medal (2022), the Chief Minister’s Rakshak Padak (2023), and 27 Director General of Police Commendation Discs for his role in dismantling cross-border weapons and drug-smuggling networks.