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{{Short description|Former Director General of Police, Haryana}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox police officer
| name = B. S. Sandhu
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| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|9|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Panchkula]], [[Haryana]]
| department = [[Haryana Police]]
| rank = [[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]] [[Director General of Police]]
| spouse = Kiran Kaur Sandhu
| awards = [[President's Police Medal]]
| service_years = 1984 - 2019
}}

'''Baljit Singh Sandhu''' (born 6 September 1958), better known as '''B.S. Sandhu''', is a retired [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer of 1984 batch who served as the [[Director general of police|Director General of Police (DGP) of Haryana]] from April 2017 to January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2019 |title=Haryana DGP Sandhu retires as UPSC returns state's IPS panel |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/haryana-dgp-sandhu-retires-as-upsc-returns-states-ips-panel-5563890/ |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Haryana DGP BS Sandhu retires on January 31, gets extension in the evening, retires again at night |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/haryana-dgp-bs-sandhu-retires-on-january-31-gets-extension-in-the-evening-retires-again-at-night/story-YV5hhLTYl6oRHaLH1fYx0M.html |website=Hindustan Times|date=February 2019 }}</ref> He is recipient of [[President's Police Medal|President’s Police Medal]] for distinguished service in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 January 2011 |title=B.S. Sandhu, Additional Director General Police, Law and Order, Haryana has been awarded President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service on the occasion of Republic Day, 2011 in appreciation of his outstanding service. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/b-s-sandhu-additional-director-general-police-law-and-order-haryana-has-been-awarded-presidents-police-medal-for-distinguished-service-on-the-occasion-of-republic-day-2011-in-appreciation-of-his-outstanding-service-/articleshow/7360470.cms |access-date=4 November 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BS Sandhu is new Haryana Police chief |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/bs-sandhu-is-new-haryana-police-chief-398954 |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

==Biography==
Sandhu was born in [[Ravidassia]] family on 6 September 1958 in [[Panchkula]], [[Haryana]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Baljeet Singh Sandhu: हरियाणा के पूर्व DGP बलजीत सिंह संधू भाजपा में शामिल, CM मनोहर लाल ने दिलाई सदस्यता |url=https://www.amarujala.com/chandigarh/former-haryana-dgp-baljit-singh-sandhu-joins-bjp-cm-manohar-lal-gives-membership-2024-02-24?pageId=1 |access-date=27 September 2025 |work=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>
On 28 April 2017, Sandhu was appointed as the [[Director General of Police]] (DGP) of Haryana, a position he held until 31 January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Heads of Haryana Police |url=https://haryanapolice.gov.in/FormerHeadsofHaryanaPolice |access-date= |website=haryanapolice.gov.in}}</ref>

Some notable work of Sandhu includes the foundation of D.A.V Police Public School in 1994, which has now grown to teach over 22,000 children across 22 schools throughout Haryana, is one of Sandhu's noteworthy accomplishments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WELCOME TO DAV Police Public School Police Lines, Karnal (Haryana) |url=https://davppskarnal.net/9467F1E0-AE26-468B-AFBE-E2E79371A557/CMS/Page/Principal%E2%80%99s-Message |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=davppskarnal.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DGP Sandhu inaugurates new building of DAV Police Public School at Kurukshetra |url=https://www.babushahi.com/view-news.php?id=80625&headline=DGP-Sandhu-inaugurates-new-building-of-DAV-Police-Public-School-at-Kurukshetra |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=www.babushahi.com}}</ref>

Additionally, he established the "''Gulabi Mahila Thana''" (Pink Women Police Station) in Panchkula to give women a safe location to report crimes and started "Operation Durga," a program to stop sexual harassment and eve-teasing in public areas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haryana DGP inaugurates 'Gulabi Mahila Thana' at Panchkula |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/haryana-dgp-inaugurates-gulabi-mahila-thana-at-panchkula-117081801413_1.html |website=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Operation Durga started for women safety, security: Haryana DGP |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/operation-durga-started-for-women-safety-security-haryana-dgp/ |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

Since his retirement he has been actively involved with the [[Guru Ravidas]] community. As an administrator of Guru Ravidas Temple, Panchkula, he conducted peaceful elections. He donated Rs 5 lakh to Guru Ravidas Sabha.<ref>{{cite news |title=गुरु रविदास सभा का चुनाव शांतिपूर्वक संपन्न |url=https://www.arthparkash.com/haryana/details/31677/guru-ravidas-sabha-elections-concluded-peacefully |access-date=27 September 2025 |work=www.arthparkash.com}}</ref> On the occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in February 2024, where he was welcomed into the party by Chief Minister [[Manohar Lal Khattar]] and other senior leaders.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Baljeet Singh Sandhu: हरियाणा के पूर्व DGP बलजीत सिंह संधू भाजपा में शामिल, CM मनोहर लाल ने दिलाई सदस्यता |url=https://www.amarujala.com/chandigarh/former-haryana-dgp-baljit-singh-sandhu-joins-bjp-cm-manohar-lal-gives-membership-2024-02-24?pageId=1 |access-date=27 September 2025 |work=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Nitesh |title=हरियाणा के पूर्व DGP BJP में हुए शामिल, सीएम मनोहर लाल ने दिलाई सदस्यता |url=https://yuvaharyananews.com/former-haryana-dgp-baljit-singh-sandhu-joins-bjp/ |access-date=27 September 2025 |work=Yuva Haryana News |date=25 February 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Malkiat Singh (police officer)|Malkiat Singh Jakhu]]
*[[Kulwant Kumar Sarangal]]
*[[Kamal Attri]]
*[[Chamar]]

==References==
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[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:People from Panchkula]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian police chiefs]]
[[Category:Ravidassia]]

B.S. Sandhu - Revision history

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