Senior IPS officer G Nageswara Rao on Monday was appointed as the chief director of the state Vigilance Bureau by the Punjab government.
Rao, who is a 1995-batch IPS officer, replaced Varinder Kumar.
"G Nageswara Rao, ADGP/provisioning, Punjab, is hereby posted as Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, in place of Varinder Kumar, Special DGP," the order said.
As per the order, Varinder Kumar will now report to the Punjab Director General of Police (DGP).
A 1993-batch IPS officer, Kumar was appointed as the chief director of the Vigilance Bureau in May 2022.