Avtar Singh Atwal
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Avtar Singh Atwal (born 23 February 1943) was a senior Indian police officer. He passed IPS. He was serving as Deputy Inspector General of Police in Punjab. He was killed on 25 April 1983 by militants when he was coming out of Golden Temple after paying obeisance and with Karah Prasaad in his hands. He was unarmed.
He was awarded President Police Medal for Gallantry posthumously.
