J&K police reshuffle: 100 IPS and JKPS officers transferred in major shake-up

J&K police reshuffle affects 100 senior officers

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered a major administrative reshuffle across the Union Territory, transferring and posting 100 senior police officers with immediate effect.

According to an order issued by the Home Department, the shake-up reallocates command roles across both the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police Service (JKPS). The transfers reshape senior management in district policing, traffic control, intelligence, armed battalions and training institutions.

Key administrative and wing assignments

Senior IPS officer Danesh Rana, who was awaiting posting, has been appointed Managing Director of the J&K Police Housing Corporation. He relieves S.J.M. Gillani of the additional charge.

At the training academies, Garib Dass, who served as Director of the Sher-i-Kashmir Police Academy in Udhampur, has been posted as Additional Director General of Police for Homeguards, Civil Defence and the State Disaster Response Force. Dr Mohd Haseeb Mughal replaces him as Director of the police academy.

In senior wing appointments, Abdul Jabbar takes over as Inspector General of Police for Armed Police Jammu, while Shahid Mehraj Rather becomes IGP for Technical Services while retaining his charge as Director of Police Telecommunications. Rayees Mohammad Bhat moves from Deputy Inspector General of CID Kashmir to DIG at CID Headquarters in J&K.

Regional range assignments include Shiv Kumar Sharma as DIG Railways, Swarn Singh Kotwal as DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, Zahid Naseem Manhas as DIG Armed Police Jammu, and Hareesh H.P. as Director of the Special Security Force.

District police chiefs changed

Several district commands have received new leadership under the reshuffle:

• Kupwara: Sudhanshu Dhama takes charge as SSP Kupwara, replacing Syed Al Tahir Gilani, who transfers to SSP Police Control Room Kashmir.
• Ganderbal: Harshal Rajesh Mahajan appointed SSP Ganderbal.
• Sopore: Neha Jain appointed SSP Sopore.
• Ramban: Anna Sinha appointed SSP Ramban.
• Poonch: Vaibhav Meena appointed SSP Poonch.
• Bandipora: Tahir Saleem Khan appointed SSP Bandipora.
• Handwara: Sajad Khaliq Bhat appointed SSP Handwara.
• Awantipora: Irshad Hussain Rather appointed SSP Awantipora.

Traffic units and specialized wings

The reshuffle also reorganises the traffic police division. Bisma Qazi takes over as SSP Traffic City Srinagar, replacing Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, who becomes Commandant of the 23rd JKAP India Reserve Battalion.

K.M. Priyanka has been named SSP Traffic National Highway, and Master Popsy takes over as SSP Rural Traffic Jammu. Meanwhile, Anand Kumar Mishra has been appointed to head the Anti-Narcotics Task Force of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Home Department confirmed that all transfers and postings are effective immediately.