Govt Directs Major Reshuffle In J&K Police, 74 Officers Including DIG, SSP & SP’s Transferred

The Government on Friday ordered a major reshuffle in police with 74 officers transferred in the interest of the administration with immediate effect.

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The government announced a massive police overhaul on Friday, with 74 personnel reassigned in the administration's interest with immediate effect. According to a government directive, Garib Dass, IPS (AGMUT: 1997), Commissioner Civil Military Liaison, who also has the additional duty of Director SKPA, has been moved and placed as Director SKPA, Udhampur, to fill an open position.

Vivek Gupta, IPS (AGMUT: 2007), DIG Traffic, Jammu, holding additional charge of DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range, has been transferred and posted as DIG North Kashmir Range, Baramulla, in place of Udayabhaskar Billa (AGMUT: 2008), IPS, who has been relieved with immediate effect to join his new assignment at the Centre as Deputy Inspector General in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

Imtiaz Ismail Parray (AGMUT: 2009), IPS, Commandant IRP-8 Bn, has been moved and placed as DIG Training, Police Headquarters, to fill an open position.

Umesh Kumar, IPS (AGMUT: 2009), Staff Officer to the ADGP Railways, J&K, has been moved and assigned as DIG Home Guard, Jammu, to fill an open position.

Shakti Kumar Pathak, IPS (AGMUT: 2009), Director Special Security Force (SSF), J&K, was moved and placed as I/c DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range, Jammu, to fill an open position.

Rayees Mohammad Bhat, IPS (AGMUT: 2010), SSP Baramulla, has been moved and placed as I/C DIG South Kashmir Range, Anantnag, to fill an open position, relieving Sujit Kumar, IPS, of the extra duty.

"Dr. Ajeet Singh, Altaf Ahmed Khan, Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, Vikas Gupta, Abdul Qayoom, Nisha Nathyal, Javid Iqbal Matoo, Joginder Singh, Nagpure Amod Ashok" among various others have been transferred as per the government directives.

Abhishek Mahajan, IPS (AGMUT: 2013), SSP Samba, has been moved and placed as AIG (Welfare), Police Headquarters, J&K, in place of Rajinder Kumar Gupta, according to a separate order.