The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered the transfer and reassignment of 100 senior police officers in a major administrative reshuffle aimed at reorganising leadership across the Union Territory. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha approved the changes on Friday, October 9, covering 28 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and 72 Jammu and Kashmir Police Service (JKPS) officers. The transfers affect several district police units as well as specialised branches responsible for security, traffic management and investigations.
The districts of Ganderbal, Kupwara, Bandipora, Ramban and Poonch will have new police chiefs under the revised arrangements. Changes have also been made in the police districts of Sopore, Handwara and Awantipora. The reshuffle brings new officers into key leadership positions across both the Jammu and Kashmir divisions, while several personnel have been reassigned to different administrative and operational responsibilities.
Among the prominent appointments, Swarn Singh Kotwal has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police for the Udhampur-Reasi Range. Shiv Kumar Sharma, who previously held that position, has been transferred as DIG Railways. Meanwhile, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, formerly Senior Superintendent of Police for Traffic in Srinagar City, has been appointed Commandant of the 23 Armed Police battalion. Bisma Qazi has been named the new chief of Srinagar City Traffic Police.
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Other senior-level changes include the appointment of Danesh Rana as Managing Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Housing Corporation. Garib Dass, who headed the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy in Udhampur, has been transferred as Additional Director General of Home Guards, Civil Defence and the State Disaster Response Force. Haseeb Mughal has been appointed the academy's new director, while Abdul Jabbar has been assigned as Inspector General of Armed Police in Jammu.
The reshuffle also includes changes within the Crime Investigation Department, technical services, railway police and security units. Shahid Mehraj Rather has been appointed Inspector General of Technical Services in Jammu and Kashmir, while Rayees Mohammad Bhat has been transferred as DIG of CID Headquarters. The Home Department's order took effect immediately, with the changes covering a broad range of operational and administrative positions. The new assignments are expected to bring a revised distribution of responsibilities across the police establishment.
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