The government on Wednesday ordered a reshuffle in the police administration, transferring and posting several IPS and JKPS officers in the interest of administration.
Abdul Ghani Mir, IPS (AGMUT:1994), who was awaiting orders of posting, has been appointed as Commandant General, Home Guards, Civil Defence, and SDRF, J&K, thereby relieving Alok Kumar, IPS, of the additional charge.
Mohammad Yaseen Kichloo, IPS (AGMUT:2013), has been transferred from SSP CICE Jammu and posted as Principal, STC Talwara
Shobhit Saxena, IPS (AGMUT:2015), SSP Kathua, has been appointed as SSP Security, J&K.
Tanushree, IPS (AGMUT:2017), serving as SP SIA Headquarters, has been transferred and posted as SSP Pulwama, replacing P.D. Nitya, IPS.
Sahil Sarangal, IPS (AGMUT:2017), has been posted as SSP Handwara, succeeding Mushtaq Ahmad.
Mohita Sharma, IPS (AGMUT:2017), AIG Provisions, has been appointed as SSP Kathua, replacing Shobhit Saxena.
Anayat Ali Choudhary, IPS (AGMUT:2017), has been transferred and posted as SSP Kulgam, succeeding Sahil Sarangal.
Many JKPS officers were also transferred.
Mohammad Arif Rishu has been posted as Director, CTC Lethpora; Benam Tosh as Deputy Director, SKPA Udhampur; and Harmeet Singh Mehta as Commandant, 13th IR Battalion.
Other notable transfers include Javid Iqbal as AIG, Counter-Terrorism & Intelligence; Mohammad Fiesel Qureshi as SSP, Economic Offences Wing, Jammu; Ramnish Gupta as SSP, CICE Jammu; Aijaz Ahmed Zargar as SSP, Bandipora; and Mushtaq Ahmad as SSP, Shopian.
Additionally, several officers who were awaiting postings including Ashiq Hussain Tak, Owaise Rashid, Sarfaraz Bashir Ganai, Gh. Mustafa Bhat, Shahzada Kabir Mattoo, and Ashish Gupta have been assigned to various battalion-level positions in the IRP and JKAP units.