Major Reshuffle in Jammu & Kashmir witnesses as many as 113 Police officers’ shifting Including 17 IPS.
In a significant administrative shake-up, the Jammu and Kashmir Home Department has transferred and posted 113 police officers, including 17 Indian Police Service (IPS) and 96 Jammu and Kashmir Police Service (JKPS) officers. As per Government Order No. 207-Home of 2025, the move aims to bolster operational effectiveness and streamline policing across the Union Territory.
Key IPS-Level Transfers:
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Uttam Chand (IPS-2002) has been appointed as Inspector General of Police (IGP), Police Operations & Services, at Police Headquarters.
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Sarah Rizvi (IPS-2008) has taken charge as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Udhampur-Reasi Range, replacing Rayees Mohammad Bhat, who has now been posted as DIG CID Kashmir.
Other notable IPS changes include:
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Shiekh Junaid Mehmood (IPS-2009) – Awaiting new posting.
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Umesh Kumar (IPS-2009) – Appointed DIG Training, PHQ.
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Jatinder Singh Johar (IPS-2012) – Posted as Director, Police Telecommunication.
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Sanjeev Kumar Yadav (IPS-2013) – New Commandant, 3rd Battalion IR.
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Sanjeev Kumar Khajuria (IPS-2014) – Appointed Commandant, 1st Border Bn JKAP.
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Tanushree (IPS-2017) – Assigned as SP, SIA Headquarters.
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Bisma Qazi (IPS-2017) – Becomes Commandant, 2nd Women Bn JKAP.
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Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (IPS-2013) – Posted as SSP Anantnag, replacing G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy, who moves to SSP Srinagar.
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Amritpal Singh (IPS-2014) – New Principal, PTTI Vijaypur.
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Ranjit Singh Sambyal (IPS-2013) – Appointed SSP Traffic, City Srinagar.
Further IPS postings:
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Hareesh H. P. (IPS-2017) – AIG Welfare, PHQ
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Divya D. (IPS-2018) – SP, SIA Kashmir
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Ragav S. (IPS-2018) – SP, Tech CID HQ
Notable JKPS Appointments:
The reshuffle also brings significant changes among JKPS officers across strategic wings like CID, IR battalions, Traffic, Home Guards, and district policing.
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Suhail Munawar Mir – Commissioner, Civil Military Liaison
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Ramesh Kumar Angral – Director, Home Guards (Kashmir)
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Mohd Arshad – Director, Home Guards (Jammu)
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Imtiyaz Hussain Mir – Director, Civil Defence & SDRF (Kashmir)
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Mohd Arif Rishu – Principal, STC Talwara
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Abdul Waheed Shah – SSP, Economic Offences Wing (Srinagar)
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Shamsheer Hussain – SO to IGP, Jammu Zone
Promising young officers like Azhar Bashir Baba, Tanweer Ahmad Dar, Zoheb Tanweer, and Mashkoor Ahmad Zargar have also been assigned fresh roles across traffic, operations, CID, and district-level policing.
Additional Significant Transfers:
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Muzaffar Ahmad Shah – SP, Special Crime Wing Kashmir
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Master Popsy – SSP A, CID HQ
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Raja Adil Hamid Ganaie – SSP, Traffic National Highway
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Amit Kumar Sharma – Joint Director, SSF
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Mubashir Rasool – Additional SP, CID HQ
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Devinder Singh Bandral – Deputy CO, 1st Battalion IR
The Home Department emphasized that the large-scale reshuffle was carried out “in the interest of administration” to strengthen command structures, improve on-ground policing, and ensure effective delivery of police services across all regions of Jammu and Kashmir.