SRINAGAR: Rashmi Ranjan Swain, a senior IPS officer and special DG CID is set to take over as the new Director General of Police (DGP) in Jammu and Kashmir. Swain is replacing the longest-serving Police Chief of JK, Dibagh Singh, who is retiring on October 31.
The official appointment of the 1991 batch IAS officer, RR Swain, as the JK Police chief will be announced in the coming days, more likely on October 31.
The intelligence chief has previously served as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar from 2001 to 2003 and SSP Ramban. He was on the central deputation for over 15 years and was repatriated to JK in 2020.
On June 15 2020 Swain was appointed as the intelligence chief of J&K replacing B Srinivas.
