Srinagar, Aug 27: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday ordered a major reshuffle in the police department, transferring 14 officers, including key appointments of the ADG CID, IG Kashmir and IG Jammu.
According to an order issued by Principal Secretary Chandrakar Bharti, M.K. Sinha, IPS (AGMUT:1996), has been transferred from ADG Headquarters and posted as ADG CID, J&K. He replaces Nitish Kumar, IPS (AGMUT:1999), who has been moved as ADG Armed Police.
Sujit Kumar, IPS (AGMUT:2007), has been shifted from IG Security to IG Kashmir Zone, one of the key security postings in the Valley. He replaces Bhim Sen Tuti, IPS (AGMUT:2004), who has been posted as IG Headquarters at Police Headquarters against an available vacancy.
Vivek Gupta, IPS (AGMUT:2007), has been transferred from IGP Railways to IGP Security, while Uttam Chand, IPS (AGMUT:2002), has been shifted from IGP Police Operations & Services to IGP Railways. He will also hold additional charge of his previous post till further orders.
Tejinder Singh, IPS (AGMUT:2008), has been transferred from IG CID to IG Jammu Zone. Shakti Kumar Pathak, IPS (AGMUT:2009), has been designated as Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Mubassir Latifi Ameer, IPS (AGMUT:2011), has been transferred from DIG Personnel, PHQ, where he was also holding additional charge of DIG Training, and posted as DIG IR Kashmir against an available vacancy.
At the district level, Sahil Sarangal, IPS (AGMUT:2017), has been shifted from SSP Handwara to SSP Pulwama.
Sunny Gupta, IPS (AGMUT:2020), has been transferred from Additional SP Anantnag and posted as SSP Kishtwar, replacing Naresh Singh.
Tahir Saleem Khan, JKPS (2001), has been moved from Staff Officer to IG Kashmir Zone to SSP Handwara, replacing Sarangal.
Muzaffar Ahmad Shah, JKPS (2004), has been transferred from SSP SCW Kashmir to Staff Officer to IG Kashmir Zone.
Naresh Singh, JKPS (2004), has been transferred from SSP Kishtwar to SSP Rajouri against an available vacancy.
The reshuffle comes at a time when security and policing arrangements in Jammu and Kashmir remain under close focus.
