SRINAGAR: As the Election Commission of India prepares to announce electoral notifications for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has initiated a major reshuffle within the police department. In adherence to ECI directions, 24 senior police officers, including eight Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) and 14 Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), have been transferred with immediate effect.
The comprehensive transfer order aims to ensure that no officer remains posted in their home district or stays in the same position for more than two years, in line with the norms set to facilitate a fair and transparent electoral process.
According to the official order, the transfers are as follows:
Gurinderpal Singh, AIG (P&T) PHQ, has been posted as SSP Baramulla, replacing Nagpure Amod Ashok, who has been transferred to SSP Udhampur.
Amritpal Singh, Commanding Officer IR-2, has been appointed SSP (Tech) CID Headquarters, while Mumtaz Ahmed, Commanding Officer 1 Border Battalion, Jammu, will now serve as SSP Poonch.
Mohd Aslam, CO JKAP-13, will take charge as SSP Doda, and Sandeep Gupta, SSP Ganderbal, has been posted as AIG (Tech) PHQ.
Anayat Ali Choudhary, SSP Kathua, has been transferred to SSP Shopian, with Ms. Tanushree, SSP Shopian, reassigned as SP SIA Kashmir.
Ms. Mohita Sharma, SSP Reasi, has been posted as AIG (Prov) PHQ, while Ms. Deepika, IPS, takes charge as SSP Kathua.
Gaurav Sikarwar, SP SIA Kashmir, is now SSP Reasi, and Kulbir Singh, CO IR-11, is appointed SSP Ramban.
In addition, several DIGs have also received new assignments:
Dr Sunil Gupta, IPS, presently DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range, has been given charge as IGP Crime, J&K, relieving Deepak Kumar, IPS, of the additional responsibility.
Sujit Kumar, IPS, DIG CID Kashmir, has been placed in charge of IGP Security, J&K, succeeding M.K. Sinha, IPS.
Vivek Gupta, IPS, DIG North Kashmir Range, will now oversee IGP Railways, J&K.
M Suleman Choudhary, IPS, DIG (Pers) PHQ, is appointed IGP Traffic, J&K.
Dr Ajeet Singh, IPS, has been transferred from DIG SIA to DIG Traffic, Kashmir.
Dr Vinod Kumar, IPS, SSP Jammu, has been assigned to DIG Armed Jammu.
Maqsood-Ul Zaman, IPS, will serve as DIG North Kashmir Range, Baramulla.
Mubassir Latifi, IPS, has been given charge of DIG (Pers) PHQ.
Shiv Kumar Sharma, IPS, will take on the role of DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range, Vijaypur.
Ms Rashmi Wazir, IPS, is now in charge of DIG Security, J&K.
Rajeshwar Singh, IPS, has been appointed as DIG SIA, J&K.
The transferred officers have been instructed to assume their new duties immediately, with all deemed relieved from their previous assignments. This reshuffle is seen as a crucial step in ensuring administrative neutrality and efficiency ahead of the highly anticipated electoral process.
