Major Reshuffle In J&K Police; 25 SSPs, SPs Shifted

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Sandeep Chowdhary is new SSP Srinagar

Srinagar- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered transfer of 25 SSPs and SPs in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect.

According to Home Department’s order, Rayees Mohammad Bhat (IPS), AIG (P&T), PHQ has been transferred and posted as SSP Baramulla vice Abdul Qayoom.

Dr. Vinod Kumar (IPS), awaiting orders, has been posted as SSP Poonch vice Ramesh Kumar Angral.

Sandeep Choudhary (IPS), SP Anantnag has been transferred and posted as SSP Srinagar vice Mohd. Haseeb Mughal.

Chandan Kohli (IPS), SP Rajouri has been transferred and posted as SSP Jammu vice Shridhar Patil (IPS).

Dr. G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy (IPS), SP Handwara has been transferred and posted as SP Kupwara vice Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar (IPS).

Sudhanshu Verma (IPS), SP Hazratbal, Srinagar has been transferred and posted as SP Sopore vice Javid Iqbal.

Sandeep Gupta (IPS), SP North, Srinagar has been transferred and posted as SP Handwara vice Dr. G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy (IPS).

Sheema Nabi Qasba (IPS), SP East, Srinagar has been transferred and posted as SP Rajouri vice Chandan Kohli (IPS).

P.D. Nitya, IPS, SP North, Jammu has been transferred and posted as SP Ramban vice Haseeb ur-Rehman.

Tanushree (IPS) has been posted as SP East, Srinagar vice Ms. Sheema Nabi Qasba (IPS).

“Javid Iqbal Matoo, AIG (Buildings) PHQ shall hold the additional charge of the post of AIG (P&T) PHQ,” the order says.

Suhail Munawar Mir, SSP CID SB Kashmir has been transferred and posted as SP Ganderbal vice Khalil Ahmad Poswal.

Shailendra Singh, SSP Crime, Jammu has been transferred and posted as SP Reasi vice Rashmi Wazir.

Imtiyaz Hussain Mir, SSP Security, Kashmir has been transferred and posted as SP Anantnag vice Sandeep Choudhary (IPS).

Sheikh Zulfikar Azad, SP Security, J&K has been asked to hold the additional charge of SSP security Kashmir.

Tahir Saleem Khan, SP Awantipora has been transferred and posted as SP Budgam vice Amod Nagpure, (IPS).

Mohd. Zaid, CO IR-9th Bn has been transferred and posted as SP, Bandipora vice Rahul Malik (IPS).

Mohd. Yousuf, Addl SP, Kulgam has been transferred and posted as SP Awantipora vice Tahir Saleem Khan.

Ramesh Chander Kotwal, SP APCR Jammu has been transferred and posted as SP Kathua vice Shailendra Mishra (IPS).

Shafqat Hussain, SP Railways, Kashmir has been transferred and posted as SP, Kishtwar vice Harmeet Singh.

Paramvir Singh, awaiting orders, has been posted as Additional Secretary (Technical) on deputation to Road Safety Council vice R.K. Bhat, who has been asked, pending investigation in FIR registered against him, to remain attached in the Home Department.

Shahzad Ahmad Salaria, SP West, Srinagar has been transferred and posted as SP APCR, Jammu vice Ramesh Chander Kotwal.

Perbeet Singh, Addl. SP Anantnag has been transferred and posted as SP (West), Srinagar vice Shahzad Ahmad Salaria.

Mubasher Hussain, Addl. SP, Security Kashmir has been transferred and posted as SP (North), Srinagar vice Sandeep Gupta (IPS).

“Shailendra Mishra IPS, Rahul Malik, IPS, Shridhar Patil, PS, Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar, IPS, Amod Nagpure, IPS, Dr. Mohd. Haseeb Mughal, Haseeb ur-Rehman, Abdul Qayoom, Ms. Rashmi Wazir, Ramesh Kumar Angral, Harmeet Singh, Javid Iqbal and Khalil Ahmad Poswal shall report to the PHQ and await further posting orders,” the order reads, adding, “Irshad Hussain Rather, SO to DIG, CKR Srinagar is transferred and posted as SP Hazratbal Srinagar vice Sudhanshu Verma (IPS).

15 IPS Officers Promoted, 4 Among As ADGPs

Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered promotion of fifteen IPS officers, four of them as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG)- Level 15 of Pay Matrix, with effect from 1 January this year.

The officers promoted as ADGPs include Mukesh Singh, M. K. Sinha, Sunil Kumar (on profonna basis) and Danesh Rana.

“One post of the ADGP in the HAG - Level 15 of Pay Matrix is added temporarily in terms of proviso second below Rule 4 of IPS (Cadre) Rules, 1954,” reads an order issued by the Home Department on the directions by Lieutenant Governor.

Also, four officers of 2007 batch have been promoted to the grade of Super Time Scale-(i)-DIG (Level-13A of the Pay Matrix) with effect from January 1. They include Dr. Sunil Gupta (on proforma basis), Sujit Kumar, Vivek Gupta and Mohammad Suleman Choudhary.

Three officer of 2008 batch have been promoted to Selection Grade of IPS (Level 13 of the Pay Matrix) with January 1 and include Tejinder Singh (on proforma basis), Abdul Jabbar and Udayabhaskar Billa.

Also, four officers of 2017 batch have been promoted to the Senior Time Scale of IPS (Level-11 of the Pay Matrix) with effect from January 1 and include Anayat Ali Choudhary, Mohita Sharma (subject to completion of "CSWT Indore attachment" component of training, Nikhil Borkar (subject to passing of the Swimming Test and receipt of final assessment report from SVP, NPA Hyderabad” and Tanushree subject to passing of the Swimming Test and receipt of final assessment report from SVP, NPA Hyderabad.

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