Just In: KPS Gill, the ex-DGP of Punjab, has passed away. He was 82.

Gill has served twice as DGP of Punjab and is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control. He retired from the IPS in 1995. He was also president of the Institute for Conflict Management and president of the Indian Hockey Federation.He received the Padma Shri in 1989 for his work in civil service.