In one of the most significant administrative overhauls in recent times, the Jammu and Kashmir Home Department has issued transfer and posting orders for 113 police officers, including 17 IPS and 96 JKPS officers. The reshuffle, executed under Government Order No. 207-Home of 2025, is designed to enhance operational efficiency and strengthen police administration across the Union Territory.
Among the top-level IPS changes, Uttam Chand (IPS-2002) has been appointed as IGP (Police Operations & Services) at Police Headquarters, while Sarah Rizvi (IPS-2008) has taken charge as DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, replacing Rayees Mohammad Bhat, who now serves as DIG CID Kashmir.
Key IPS-Level Appointments:
- Shiekh Junaid Mehmood (IPS-2009) – Awaiting posting
- Umesh Kumar (IPS-2009) – DIG Training PHQ
- Jatinder Singh Johar (IPS-2012) – Director, Police Telecommunication
- Sanjeev Kumar Yadav (IPS-2013) – Commandant, 3rd Bn IR
- Sanjeev Kumar Khajuria (IPS-2014) – Commandant, 1st Border Bn JKAP
- Tanushree (IPS-2017) – SP SIA Headquarters
- Bisma Qazi (IPS-2017) – Commandant, 2nd Women Bn JKAP
- Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (IPS-2013) – SSP Anantnag, replacing G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy, now SSP Srinagar
- Amritpal Singh (IPS-2014) – Principal, PTTI Vijaypur
- Ranjit Singh Sambyal (IPS-2013) – SSP Traffic City Srinagar
- Hareesh H. P. (IPS-2017) – AIG Welfare PHQ
- Divya D. (IPS-2018) – SP SIA Kashmir
- Ragav S. (IPS-2018) – SP Tech CID HQ
Notable JKPS-Level Postings: The reshuffle at the JKPS level touches various field and staff roles, covering departments like Home Guards, CID, IR battalions, Special Security Group, district police, and forensic units.
- Suhail Munawar Mir – Commissioner, Civil Military Liaison
- Ramesh Kumar Angral – Director, Home Guards Kashmir
- Mohd Arshad – Director, Home Guards Jammu
- Imtiyaz Hussain Mir – Director, Civil Defence & SDRF, Kashmir
- Mohd Arif Rishu – Principal, STC Talwara
- Abdul Waheed Shah – SSP, Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar
- Shamsheer Hussain – SO to IGP Jammu Zone
Emerging officers such as Azhar Bashir Baba, Tanweer Ahmad Dar, Zoheb Tanweer, and Mashkoor Ahmad Zargar have been entrusted with new roles in district policing, operations, CID, and traffic management.
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Additional Key Transfers:
- Muzaffar Ahmad Shah – SP, Special Crime Wing Kashmir
- Master Popsy – SSP, A CID HQ
- Raja Adil Hamid Ganaie – SSP, Traffic National Highway
- Amit Kumar Sharma – Joint Director, SSF
- Mubashir Rasool – Additional SP, CID HQ
- Devinder Singh Bandral – Deputy CO, 1st Battalion IR
The Home Department clarified that this wide-ranging reshuffle was carried out “in the interest of administration” and is expected to streamline command structures, improve on-ground policing, and optimise operational delivery across all districts and specialised police units in Jammu and Kashmir.