Who was KPS Gill, the Punjab 'supercop' who died on Friday?
Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, who was often referred as the 'supercop', served as the Punjab's top cop twice and is credited to have brought the Khalistani militancy in Punjab under control in the late 1980s and mid-1990s. He received Padma Shri in 1989 for his work. Gill was an author, speaker, and later served as the Indian Hockey Federation's President.