SRINAGAR: Five IPS officers from the Delhi cadre have been relieved from the Delhi Government and Delhi Police for posting to Jammu and Kashmir as part of an inter-cadre/segment movement ordered by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
According to an order issued by the Delhi Government’s Home Department on Friday, the officers will be relieved with effect from August 17, 2026 (afternoon) to enable them to join their new assignments.
The officers being sent to Jammu and Kashmir are Vishnu Kumar (IPS, 2019), Rajeev Kumar Ambasta, Deepak Yadav, Anand Kumar Mishra and Satish Kumar.
The order said the movement was made in pursuance of Ministry of Home Affairs orders dated July 9, 2026, concerning postings of officers of the AGMUT cadre and DANIPS.
Besides the five officers headed for Jammu and Kashmir, the order covers 13 other IPS and DANIPS officers being moved from Delhi to various Union Territories and north-eastern States.
Under the order, Pratiksha Godara (IPS, 2011) has been posted to Andaman and Nicobar, Vinit Kumar (IPS, 2018) to Chandigarh, Rishi Kumar (IPS, 2021) to Arunachal Pradesh and Pawan Kumar to Ladakh.
Sikandar Singh has been moved to Puducherry, Dhirendra Pratap Singh, Nishant Gupta and Amit Kaushik to Mizoram, and Patel Aalap Manshukh to Lakshadweep.
Among DANIPS officers, Patil Swagat Rajkumar and Satendra Mohan Meena have been posted to Chandigarh, Neeraj Kumar to Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Kailash Singh Bisht to Lakshadweep.
The order, issued by Deputy Secretary (Home) Ramesh Kumar, was dated August 14, 2026 and circulated to the concerned administrations for necessary action.
