sarbdeep singh virk is a former indian police official and the erstwhile director general of police in the states of punjab and maharashtra. passing the civil services examinations of 1970, he joined the maharashtra cadre of the indian police service and was sent, on deputation, to punjab in 1984 when the sikh insurgency in the state was at its zenith, exposing him to three unsuccessful attempts on his life. he worked in the state in different positions till 2007, eventually becoming the director general of police, when charges of corruption levelled against him forced the state government to suspend him from service.