Srinagar, Aug 27: The Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Thursday ordered a significant reshuffle within the police administration, appointing senior IPS officer M Okay Sinha as the brand new Extra Director Normal of the Felony Investigation Division (CID), J&Okay, whereas Sujit Kumar has been posted as Inspector Normal of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, as a part of a wider switch and posting of 14 senior IPS and JKPS officers.
The modifications are a part of a wider reshuffle involving 14 senior IPS and JKPS officers and have been ordered with fast impact by the House Division beneath Authorities Order Non438-House of 2026, dated August 27.
M Okay Sinha, an IPS officer of the 1996 AGMUT cadre, has been shifted from his current place as ADG Headquarters and posted as ADG CID J&Okay, changing Nitish Kumar.
Nitish Kumar, IPS (AGMUT:1999), has been transferred from CID and posted as ADG Armed Police J&Okay in opposition to an out there emptiness.
The federal government has additionally made a key change within the Kashmir Zone, with Sujit Kumar, IPS (AGMUT:2007), appointed as IGP Kashmir Zone.
Kumar, who was serving as IG Safety, has been moved to the Kashmir Zone in opposition to an out there emptiness.
His switch additionally triggered a change within the Safety Wing, with Vivek Gupta, IPS (AGMUT:2007), appointed as IGP Safety, changing Sujit Kumar.
In one other necessary transfer, Tejinder Singh, IPS (AGMUT:2008), presently IG CID J&Okay, has been transferred and posted as IG Jammu Zone, changing BhimSenTuti.
Tuti, an IPS officer of the 2004 AGMUT batch, has been posted as IG Headquarters, J&Okay.
Uttam Chand, IPS (AGMUT:2002), IGP Police Operations and Companies at Police Headquarters, has been appointed IGP Railways, J&Okay, changing Vivek Gupta.
He’ll proceed to carry further cost of IGP Police Operations and Companies till additional orders.
Shakti Kumar Pathak, IPS (AGMUT:2009), has been designated as Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, whereas Mubassir Latifi Ameer, IPS (AGMUT:2011), has been transferred from DIG Personnel, PHQ, and posted as DIG IR Kashmir.
He was additionally holding further cost of DIG Coaching, PHQ.
On the district degree, Sahil Sarangal, IPS (AGMUT:2017), has been transferred from SSP Handwara and posted as SSP Pulwama.
Sunny Gupta, IPS (AGMUT:2020), presently Extra SP Anantnag, has been appointed SSP Kishtwar, changing Naresh Singh.
Tahir Saleem Khan, JKPS (2001), has been shifted from his submit as SO to IG Kashmir Zone and posted as SSP Handwara, changing Sarangal.
Muzaffar Ahmad Shah, JKPS (2004), presently SSP SCW Kashmir, has been appointed as SO to IG Kashmir Zone, changing Tahir Saleem Khan. Naresh Singh, JKPS (2004), has been transferred from SSP Kishtwar and posted as SSP Rajouri in opposition to an out there emptiness.
The order was issued by the House Division on behalf of the Lieutenant Governor and signed by Chandraker Bharti, IAS, Principal Secretary to the Authorities, House Division.
The reshuffle comes with key modifications on the prime of the CID and Kashmir Zone, with M Okay Sinha taking cost of the CID and Sujit Kumar transferring to move the Kashmir Zone, moreover modifications within the Jammu Zone, Safety, Armed Police, Railways and Anti-Corruption Bureau.
