Kanwar Pal Singh Gill (KPS Gill) served twice as Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, where he is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control, and while the BBC reports that many see Gill as a hero, there are accusations that Gill and the forces under his command were responsible for human rights violations "... in the name of stamping out terrorism."
Gill retired from the Indian Police Service in 1995. He is an author, editor, speaker, consultant on counter-terrorism, president of the Institute for Conflict Management and president of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF). He has also been the center of controversy. In 1996, he was convicted for "patting" a senior female Indian Administrative Service officer's "posterior"(sexual harassment) at a 1988 party. However, on the other side, it is argued that Gill was targeted by lobbies inimical to him. After allegations of corruption within the IHF in 2008, the Indian Olympic Association suspended the IHF indefinitely.
He received a Padma Shri award, India's 4th-highest civilian honor, in 1989 for his work in the civil service.
Read more about Kanwar Pal Singh Gill: Career, Later Developments in Human Rights Matters, 1996 Conviction For Sexual Harassment, Future Film Rumors, Opinion and Activism, Awards and Honors, Demand For Ban On Entry To London Olympics, Publications
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