Former Himachal DGP ID Bhandari passes away

September 2, 2025

Shimla, Sep 2: Former Himachal Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) ID Bhandari died today due to a heart attack. He breathed his last at IGMC Shimla at around 3.30 pm today.

ID Bhandari was originally from Bilaspur. But he lived in Kasumpti, Shimla. The former DGP’s last rites will be performed tomorrow (Wednesday) in his native village Bilaspur.

Bhandari has left behind his wife and two children. ID Bhandari of the 1982 batch became the Director General of Himachal Police in 2013 and retired in 2014. He has been known as a tough officer.