Overview
- The Jammu and Kashmir Home Department issued transfer orders for 113 police officers, including 17 IPS and 96 JKPS personnel, effective immediately.
- Uttam Chand (IPS-2002) has been appointed as IGP (Police Operations & Services) at Police Headquarters in Srinagar.
- Sarah Rizvi (IPS-2008) takes over as DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, while Sheikh Junaid Mehmood (IPS-2009) assumes the role of DIG IR Kashmir.
- Umesh Kumar (IPS-2009) has been posted as DIG Training at Police Headquarters, and Rayees Mohammad Bhat (IPS-2010) has been appointed DIG CID Kashmir.
- The reshuffle aims to fill leadership vacancies, promote accountability, and bolster security administration in the Union Territory.