Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh awarded Assistant Sub-Inspector rank to Vir Chakra awardee Satpal Singh, who had been working as a traffic constable since 2010 after getting discharged from Army a year earlier. After awarding Satpal Singh with ASI rank, Captain Amarinder Singh said that “We've discussed a policy that any gallantry award winner from Punjab who wants to join the police, he can do so at one rank higher than what his Army rank was. We'll taken them in and take care of them. I'll write to PM that if he could direct other states to do the same.” After receiving the rank Satpal Singh thanked CM Amarinder Singh and humbly accepted the rank. Satpal Singh was posted in Drass sector during Operation Vijay and was part of the team that helped the Indian Army capture Tiger Hill. He killed Pakistani Captain Karnal Sher Khan of the Northern Light Infantry and three others.
