Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 9: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, has transferred Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Vijay Kumar, an IPS officer of the 1997 batch, to the Delhi segment of the AGMUT cadre.
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An order issued in this context read, “With the approval of competent authority, Vijay Kumar, IPS (AGMUT: 1997) is hereby transferred from Jammu and Kashmir to Delhi Segment of AGMUT cadre with immediate effect or until further orders.”
Pertinently, Kumar has played a significant role in the fight against terrorism during his tenure as IGP and ADGP Kashmir.
He has extensive field experience in handling anti-terrorism operations in sensitive districts like Pulwama, Awantipora, Kulgam and Anantnag. His service record includes a unique combination of expertise in anti-terrorist, anti-Maoist, and law-and-order operations both within and outside Jammu and Kashmir.
A native of Saharsa district in Bihar, Kumar holds a Master’s degree from JNU, New Delhi.
He is also the only IPS officer from the erstwhile J&K cadre to have served in the Special Operations Group (SOG), the anti-terror wing of J&K Police, in south Kashmir.
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