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{{short description|Indian police officer}}
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| name = Kulwant Kumar Sarangal
| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], [[President's Police Medal|PPMDS]]
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| office = [[Maharashtra Police|Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra]]
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| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]]
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'''Kulwant Kumar Sarangal''' is a senior [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer of the 1990 batch from the Maharashtra cadre, with over three decades of service in various capacities. His career has spanned across urban and rural policing, intelligence, security, and traffic management.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kulwant Sarangal: 'Enforcement has own limitations, behavioural change must to ensure safety on road, highway' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/kulwant-sarangal-enforcement-has-own-limitations-behavioural-change-must-to-ensure-safety-on-road-highway-8160891/ |access-date=18 September 2025 |work=The Indian Express |date=29 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sarangal was born into a [[Ravidassia]] family and completed primary education from his native village, Mustafabad, Amritsar. Then he attended the Government Senior Secondary School, Verka. He completed his postgraduation in mathematics from [[Guru Nanak Dev University|Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar]], in 1985. He holds the degree in law from [[Savitribai Phule Pune University|Pune University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kulwant K. Sarangal – GNDU Alumni Association |url=https://alumni.gndu.ac.in/our_team/kulwant-k-sarangal/ |access-date=18 September 2025}}</ref>

==Professional Life==
In 2012, he was appointed [[Commissioner of Police]], [[Nashik]], where he managed city policing and law-and-order operations. Prior to this appointment he served as Special [[Inspector General of Police]], VIP Security, Mumbai, overseeing the protection of high-profile individuals and security arrangements for major events.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top cop transferred, Sarangal takes over |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Top-cop-transferred-Sarangal-takes-over/articleshow/11830400.cms |access-date=18 September 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=10 February 2012}}</ref> He also held the position of Inspector General of Police (Security), Maharashtra State Intelligence Department, coordinating state-level intelligence and security operations. In later years, he was elevated to [[Additional Director General of Police]] (Establishment), responsible for police personnel management, postings, and transfers, and then to Additional Director General of Police (Traffic), Maharashtra, focusing on traffic management, road safety, and accident prevention across the state.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPS Transfer Maharashtra {{!}} डॉ. भूषणकुमार उपाध्याय गृह रक्षक दलाचे नवे |url=https://bahujannama.com/ips-transfer-maharashtra-dr-bhushan-kumar-upadhyay-appointed-new-director-general-of-home-guard-and-kulwant-kumar-sarangal-appointed-as-additional-director-general-of-traffic-maharashtra/ |access-date=18 September 2025 |work=बहुजननामा |date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Excess Police Officers to get postings in other police units |url=https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2020/11/23/Excess-Police-Officers-to-get-postings-in-other-police-units.html |access-date=18 September 2025 |work=www.thehitavada.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Senior IPS officer Bhushan Kumar Upadhyay promoted as DG of Maha Home Guard |url=https://theprint.in/india/senior-ips-officer-bhushan-kumar-upadhyay-promoted-as-dg-of-maha-home-guard/808477/ |access-date=18 September 2025 |work=ThePrint |date=20 January 2022}}</ref>

===Sarangal's Role in Sidhu Moosewala Murder Investigation===
He played a pivotal role in the investigation of the [[Sidhu Moosewala]] murder case. As the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), he led efforts that resulted in significant breakthroughs in the case. In June 2022, Pune Rural Police, under Sarangal's guidance, apprehended Santosh Jadhav and Navnath Suryavanshi from Gujarat. Jadhav, a sharpshooter associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, was identified as a primary assailant in the murder. Suryavanshi was considered an accomplice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pune: Cops arrest shooter wanted for Sidhu Moosewala's murder |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/pune-cops-arrest-shooter-wanted-for-sidhu-moosewalas-murder/cid/1869820 |access-date=18 September 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Following these arrests, further intelligence led to the capture of Siddhesh Hiraman Kamble, alias Mahakal, in Mumbai. Kamble, also linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, was believed to have been involved in the conspiracy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shooter In Sidhu Moose Wala Murder Case Arrested From Gujarat: Official |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pune-police-arrest-santosh-jadhav-shooter-in-singer-sidhu-moosewala-murder-case-3061883 |access-date=18 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gangster Bishnoi was the mastermind behind Sidhu Moosewala killing, say Delhi Police |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/gangster-bishnoi-was-the-mastermind-behind-sidhu-moosewala-killing-say-delhi-police/article65508265.ece |access-date=18 September 2025 |work=The Hindu |date=8 June 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

===Awards===
He received the [[President's Police Medal]] for distinguished service on Indian Independence Day 2016 for his long and distinguished service towards the community.<ref>{{cite web |title=PRESIDENT'S POLICE MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE INDEPENDENCE DAY-2016 |url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/distinguished_medal_id_2016.pdf |access-date=18 September 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Malkiat Singh (police officer)|Malkiat Singh Jakhu]]
*[[Jagmohan Singh Raju]]
*[[Ramesh Chander (Diplomat)]]

==References==
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