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	'''Sarbdeep Singh Virk''' is a former Indian police official and the erstwhile [[Director General of Police]] in the states of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] and [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs">{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mumbai-dgp-sarabdeep-singh-virk-reitres-after-39-yrs/article1-471414.aspx \| title=Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs \| publisher=Hindustan Times \| date=31 October 2009 \| accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> Passing the civil services examinations of 1970, he joined the Maharashtra cadre of the [[Indian Police Service]] and was sent, on deputation, to Punjab in 1984 when the [[Sikh insurgency]] in the state was at its zenith,<ref name="Sarbdeep Singh Virk vs State Of Punjab And Another">{{cite web \| url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/6042145/ \| title=Sarbdeep Singh Virk vs State Of Punjab And Another \| publisher=Punjab-Haryana High Court \| date=2013 \| accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> exposing him to three unsuccessful attempts on his life.<ref name="State tells Punjab to restore Virk’s security">{{cite web \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-state-tells-punjab-to-restore-virk-s-security-1174997 \| title=State tells Punjab to restore Virk's security \| publisher=DNA Syndicate \| date=2 July 2008 \| accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> He worked in the state in different positions till 2007, eventually becoming the Director General of Police,<ref name="Sarbdeep Singh Virk vs State Of Punjab And Another" /> when charges of corruption levelled against him<ref name="Misuse of Position">{{cite web \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090118/punjab1.htm#2 \| title=Misuse of Position \| work=The Tribune \| date=17 January 2009 \| accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> forced the state government to suspend him from service.<ref name="Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs" />		'''Sarbdeep Singh Virk''' is a former Indian police official and the erstwhile [[Director General of Police]] in the states of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] and [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs">{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mumbai-dgp-sarabdeep-singh-virk-reitres-after-39-yrs/article1-471414.aspx \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601014721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mumbai-dgp-sarabdeep-singh-virk-reitres-after-39-yrs/article1-471414.aspx \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=1 June 2015 \| title=Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs \| publisher=Hindustan Times \| date=31 October 2009 \| accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> Passing the civil services examinations of 1970, he joined the Maharashtra cadre of the [[Indian Police Service]] and was sent, on deputation, to Punjab in 1984 when the [[Sikh insurgency]] in the state was at its zenith,<ref name="Sarbdeep Singh Virk vs State Of Punjab And Another">{{cite web \| url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/6042145/ \| title=Sarbdeep Singh Virk vs State Of Punjab And Another \| publisher=Punjab-Haryana High Court \| date=2013 \| accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> exposing him to three unsuccessful attempts on his life.<ref name="State tells Punjab to restore Virk’s security">{{cite web \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-state-tells-punjab-to-restore-virk-s-security-1174997 \| title=State tells Punjab to restore Virk's security \| publisher=DNA Syndicate \| date=2 July 2008 \| accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> He worked in the state in different positions till 2007, eventually becoming the Director General of Police,<ref name="Sarbdeep Singh Virk vs State Of Punjab And Another" /> when charges of corruption levelled against him<ref name="Misuse of Position">{{cite web \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090118/punjab1.htm#2 \| title=Misuse of Position \| work=The Tribune \| date=17 January 2009 \| accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> forced the state government to suspend him from service.<ref name="Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs" />

	Virk approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) against his suspension and got a favourable verdict, enabling him to join the Maharashtra state as the Director General of Police.<ref name="Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs" /> He retired from service in October 2009 and lives in Chandigarh with family, under government security, due to the threats on his life.<ref name="State tells Punjab to restore Virk’s security" /> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 1988.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>		Virk approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) against his suspension and got a favourable verdict, enabling him to join the Maharashtra state as the Director General of Police.<ref name="Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs" /> He retired from service in October 2009 and lives in Chandigarh with family, under government security, due to the threats on his life.<ref name="State tells Punjab to restore Virk’s security" /> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 1988.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>
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'''Sarbdeep Singh Virk''' is a former Indian police official and the erstwhile [[Director General of Police]] in the states of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mumbai-dgp-sarabdeep-singh-virk-reitres-after-39-yrs/article1-471414.aspx | title=Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=31 October 2009 | accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> Passing the civil services examinations of 1970, he joined the Maharashtra cadre of the [[Indian Police Service]] and was sent, on deputation, to Punjab in 1984 when the [[Sikh insurgency]] in the state was at its zenith,<ref name="Sarbdeep Singh Virk vs State Of Punjab And Another">{{cite web | url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/6042145/ | title=Sarbdeep Singh Virk vs State Of Punjab And Another | publisher=Punjab-Haryana High Court | date=2013 | accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> exposing him to three unsuccessful attempts on his life.<ref name="State tells Punjab to restore Virk’s security">{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-state-tells-punjab-to-restore-virk-s-security-1174997 | title=State tells Punjab to restore Virk's security | publisher=DNA Syndicate | date=2 July 2008 | accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> He worked in the state in different positions till 2007, eventually becoming the Director General of Police,<ref name="Sarbdeep Singh Virk vs State Of Punjab And Another" /> when charges of corruption levelled against him<ref name="Misuse of Position">{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090118/punjab1.htm#2 | title=Misuse of Position | work=The Tribune | date=17 January 2009 | accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref> forced the state government to suspend him from service.<ref name="Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs" />

Virk approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) against his suspension and got a favourable verdict, enabling him to join the Maharashtra state as the Director General of Police.<ref name="Mumbai DGP Sarabdeep Singh Virk reitres after 39 yrs" /> He retired from service in October 2009 and lives in Chandigarh with family, under government security, due to the threats on his life.<ref name="State tells Punjab to restore Virk’s security" /> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 1988.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>
In May 2017, Punjab Vigilance Bureau submitted cancellation of the fake FIR registered against him for political reasons which the Hon'ble Court at Mohali accepted and discharged Mr. S S Virk of all false accusations.

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