Govt orders major reshuffle in police; 72 officers transferred

Deepak posted as DG Prisons, Sunil DIG JSK, Pathak gets charge of ACB Director

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 28: In a major reshuffle, the Home Department has ordered the transfer and posting of 72 Police officers in Jammu and Kashmir.
As per an order issued in this context, Deepak Kumar, Director Prosecution, J&K, holding additional charge of the posts of Director General, Prisons, J&K, and Managing Director, Police Housing Corporation, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Director General Prisons, J&K against an available vacancy; SJM Gillani, ADGP Armed, J&K, holding additional charge of the post of Commandant General, HG/CD/SDRF, J&K, has been transferred and posted as ADGP Railways, J&K. The officer shall also hold the charge of the post of Managing Director, Police Housing Corporation, J&K, relieving Deepak Kumar, of the additional charge of the post.
The order further said that Sunil Kumar, ADGP Railways, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Director Prosecution, J&K, vice Deepak Kumar; Vijay Kumar, ADGP Law and Order, J&K, shall hold the additional charge of the posts of ADGP Armed, J&K, and Commandant General, HG/CD/SDRF, J&K, in addition to his own duties, till further orders; Sunil Gupta, DIG Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban Range, has been transferred and posted as DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range vice Shakti Kumar Pathak. The officer shall also hold the additional charge of the post of DIG, Rajouri-Poonch Range, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
Additionally, it has been ordered that Sujit Kumar, DIG Central Kashmir Range, has been transferred and posted as DIG CID Kashmir vice Altaf Ahmad Khan; M Suleman Choudhary, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, has been transferred and posted as DIG (Pers) PHQ against an available vacancy; Shakti Kumar Pathak, DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau against an available vacancy. The officer shall also hold the additional charge of the post of Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, till further orders; Dr Mohammad Haseeb Mughal, DIG Rajouri-Poonch Range, has been transferred and posted as DIG Traffic, Jammu, vice Shridhar Patil; Rayees Mohammad Bhat, DIG South Kashmir Range, has been transferred and posted as DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range vice Mohammad Suleman Choudhary; Shridhar Patil, DIG Traffic Jammu has been transferred and posted DIG Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban Range vice Sunil Gupta; Altaf Ahmad Khan, DIG CID Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as DIG South Kashmir Range vice Rayees Mohammad Bhat. The officer shall also hold the charge of the post of DIG Central Kashmir Range, in addition to his own duties, till further orders, and Nisha Nathyal, DIG Armed, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as DIG (Headquarters) PHQ against an available vacancy.
Another order said that Sargun, SSP PCR Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-15th Battalion vice Mubassir Latifi; Sandeep Gupta, SP (Tech), CID Headquarters, has been transferred and posted as SSP Ganderbal vice Nikhil Borkar; Shobhit Saxena, SP State Investigation Agency, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as SSP Kupwara vice Yougal Kumar; PD Nitya, awaiting adjustment upon repatriation, has been posted as SSP Doda vice Abdul Qayoom; Anuj Kumar, SP Special Crime Wing, Jammu, holding additional charge of the post of SP CICE, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as SSP Ramban vice Mohita Sharma; Nikhil Borkar, SP Ganderbal, has been transferred and posted as SSP (Tech), CID Headquarters vice Sandeep Gupta; Mohita Sharma, SP Ramban, has been transferred and posted as SSP Reasi vice Amit Gupta; Divya D, SP Headquarters Baramulla, has been transferred and posted as SP Sopore vice Shabir Nawab; Deepika, SP Headquarters Anantnag, has been transferred and posted as SP State Investigation Agency Jammu vice Shobhit Saxena; Mubassir Latifi, Commandant IR-15th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-10th Battalion vice Aijaz Ahmad Bhat; Rashmi Wazir, Commandant Women Battalion Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-12th Battalion vice Abrar Ahmad Choudhary; Anita Sharma, Commandant IR-14th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-1st Battalion vice Ramesh Chander Kotwal; Dr Koshal Kumar Sharma, Commandant IR-19th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as SSP PCR Jammu vice Sargun; Showkat Ahmad Dar, Commandant IR-4th Battalion, shall hold the charge of SP PTWS Srinagar, in addition to his own duties, till further orders; Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Commandant IR-10th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-6th Battalion against an available vacancy. T he officer shall also hold the additional assignment of Staff Officer to Director General of Police (Camp) Srinagar.
Ranjit Singh Samyal, SSP Security, VIP Tech, shall hold the charge of the post of SSP Security, Jammu, in addition to his own duties, till further orders; Mohammad Yaseen Kichloo, SSP Security Civil Secretariat, has been transferred and posted as SSP CICE Jammu, against an available vacancy, relieving Anuj Kumar of the additional charge of the post; Sanjeev Kumar Khajuria, Commandant IR-24th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant JKAP-4th Security Battalion vice Ashok Kumar Sharma; Ramesh Kumar Angral, Commandant IR-22nd Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-18th Battalion, vice Kulbir Singh; Tahir Sajad Bhat, Commandant JKAP-8th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant JKAP-6th Battalion vice Suram Singh; Kulbir Singh, Commandant IR-18th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-11th Battalion vice Sandeep Kumar Mehta; Shailender Singh, SSP Crime, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as SSP Railways Jammu vice Mohan Lal Kaith; Dalip Kumar, SSP, upon his repatriation from Anti-Corruption Bureau, has been posted as Staff Officer to ADGP Armed, J&K vice Mehmood Ahmad; Benam Tosh, SSP Samba, has been transferred and posted as SSP Crime Jammu vice Shailender Singh; Javid Hassan Bhat, Staff Officer to IGP Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Commandant Border Battalion, Srinagar, against an available vacancy; Mehmood Ahmad, Staff Officer to ADGP Armed, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-21st Battalion, against an available vacancy relieving Liaqat Ali of the additional charge of the post; Shamsher Hussain, SSP Security, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-20th Battalion against an available vacancy; Ashok Kumar Sharma, Commandant JKAP 4th Security Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-24th Battalion vice Sanjeev Kumar Khajuira.
It has been also ordered that Pawan Kumar Parihar, Commandant IR-16th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-7th Battalion vice Sukhdev Raj; Yougal Kumar, SSP Kupwara, has been transferred and posted as SSP Poonch vice Vinay Kumar; Shabir Nawab, SSP Sopore, has been transferred and posted as Commandant JKAP-5th Battalion against an available vacancy; Sandeep Kumar Mehta, Commandant IR-11th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as SSP Special Crime Wing, Jammu vice Anuj Kumar; Amit Gupta, SSP Reasi, has been transferred and posted as SO to DGP J&K (Camp) Jammu. One post of SP is transferred to Police Headquarters from the overall reserve of JKPS for the purpose of drawl of salary of the officer.
The order said that Tahir Saleem Khan, Commandant JKAP-9th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as SO to IGP Kashmir vice Javid Hassan Bhat; Javid Iqbal, Commandant IR-17th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as SSP Pulwama vice Mohammad Yousuf, who has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-17th Battalion vice Javid Iqbal; Khalil Ahmad Poswal, SSP Kishtwar, has been transferred and posted as Commandant JKAP-9th Battalion vice Tahir Saleem Khan; Liaqat Ali, Commandant IR-9th Battalion, holding additional charge of Commandant IR-21st Battalion, has been transferred and posted as SO to DIG, Central Kashmir Range vice Sajad Khaliq; Ramesh Chander Kotwal; Commandant IR-1st Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant Women Battalion, Jammu vice Rashmi Wazir; Abrar Ahmad Choudhary, Commandant IR-12th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-14th Battalion vice Anita Sharma; Sunil Raj, Commandant JKAP-7th Security Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant JKAP-12th Battalion vice Sanjay Singh Rana; Sukhdev Raj, Commandant IR-7th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant IR-16th Battalion vice Pawan Kumar Parihar; Sanjay Singh Rana; Commandant JKAP-12th Security Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant JKAP-7th Security Battalion vice Sunil Raj; Abdul Qayoom, SSP Doda, has been transferred and posted as SSP Kishtwar vice Khalil Ahmad; Suram Chand, Commandant JKAP 6th Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Commandant JKAP-8th Battalion vice Tahir Sajad Bhat; Vinay Kumar, SP Poonch, has been transferred and posted as SP Samba vice Benam Tosh; Mohan Lal Kaith, SP Railways Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commandant, JKAP-4th Security Battalion against an available vacancy; Ramnish Gupta, SP Headquarters Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Director, SKPA Udhampur, against an available vacancy; Sajad Khaliq Bhat, SO to DIG Central Kashmir Range, has been transferred and posted as SP Security Civil Secretariat vice Mohammad Yasin Kichloo; Shaheen Wahid, SP South, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commandant, Women Battalion, Jammu; Rahul Charak, awaiting orders of posting, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commandant, IR-1st Battalion; Irshad Hussain Rather, Deputy Commandant IR-23rd Battalion, has been transferred and posted as SP Headquarters Jammu vice Ramnish Gupta; Feroz Ahmad Qadri, SP PTWS Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commandant, IR-5th Battalion against an available vacancy; Pawan Kumar, Deputy Commandant, JKAP-4th Security Battalion, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Kishtwar, against an available vacancy, and Nayeem Wani, Deputy Commandant, Border Battalion, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP PCR, Srinagar vice Yasar Qadri; Syed Yasir Qadri, Additional SP PCR Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Baramulla vice Divya D; Sajad Ahmad Sheikh, Deputy Commandant, Women Battalion, Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP Anantnag against an available vacancy; Ajay Sharma, Additional SP SIA, has been transferred and posted as SP South, Jammu vice Shaheen Wahid, and Shukat Rafiq Wani, awaiting adjustment, has been posted as Additional SP Shopian, against an available vacancy.
Meanwhile, in partial modification of Government order number 44-Home of 2024 dated January 22, 2024, Government ordered posting of three police officers.
As per the order, Amit Verma, under orders of transfer as Deputy Commandant, IR-17th Battalion, has been posted as Deputy Commandant, Border Battalion, Jammu; Imtyaz Ahmad Rather, under orders of transfer as SP West Srinagar, has been posted as Deputy Commandant, IR-10th Battalion, and Imtiaz Ahmed, under orders of transfer as Deputy Commandant, IR-10th Battalion, has been posted as SP West, Srinagar.