Jammu: In a significant administrative exercise aimed at strengthening operational efficiency and optimising manpower deployment, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, a 1992 batch IPS officer, has ordered a major reshuffle involving 60 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) across various wings of the J&K Police.
The latest order includes the adjustment of 28 newly promoted DSPs and the transfer and posting of 32 serving DSP-rank officers in different units, including CID, State Investigation Agency (SIA), Crime Investigation and Counter Intelligence Establishments (CICE), Traffic Police, Security, Armed Police Battalions, Special Operations Group (SOG), Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and district headquarters.
The reshuffle is one of the largest DSP-level administrative reorganizations undertaken by the police department in recent months.
28 Newly Promoted DSPs Adjusted in Various Wings
Following their recent promotion to the rank of DSP, 28 officers have been assigned postings across different police establishments.
Key adjustments include:
- Sanjay Gupta – DSP CID SB Ramban
- Riyaz Mustafa – DSP CTC Lethpora
- Mir Zahid – DSP Arms/Ammunition Headquarters
- Arif Ahmad Ahanger – DSP STC Sheeri
- Ashwani Kumar – DSP Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)
- Nasir Syed Kirmani – DSP CICE Srinagar
- Tahir Ahmad – DSP IT Crime Headquarters
Other important postings include:
- Iftikhar Ahmad Mir – DSP PTS Manigam
- Ramesh Kumar Pandita – DSP SKPA Udhampur
- Raj Kumar Dhar – DSP STC Talwara
- Sunil Kumar Ganjoo – DSP (Administration), CID Headquarters
- Javaid Akhter – DSP 1 JKAP Women Battalion
- Ajay Bhat – DSP 1 JKAP Border Battalion
- Arun Kotwal – DSP STC Talwara
Additional adjustments include:
- Vijay Kotwal – DSP SIA Jammu
- Mohammad Araf – DSP 4 JKAP Security
- Shabir Ahmed – DSP 5 JKAP IR
- Kulbir Singh – DSP 18 JKAP IR
- Chaman Gorka – DSP 7 JKAP Security
- Sanjeev Kumar – DSP CID CI (JIC) Jammu
- Sunil Kumar – DSP 14 JKAP IR
Further postings include:
- Jag Jiwan Ram – DSP 1 JKAP IR
- Naveen Angral – DSP Security Airport Jammu
- Som Raj – DSP 1 JKAP Border
- Yog Raj – DSP 9 JKAP IR
- Yasir Arfat – DSP 20 JKAP IR
- Hargopal Singh – DSP 11 JKAP IR
- Lateef Ahmad – DSP Railways Kashmir
32 DSP Officers Transferred and Reposted
Alongside the adjustments, the DGP ordered transfers and fresh postings of 32 DSP-rank officers.
Key District and Headquarters Postings
Showkat Ahmad Bhat moved from DSP PCR Kashmir to DSP Headquarters Pulwama.
Albeena Malik transferred from DSP CICE Jammu to DSP SDRF Jammu.
Shahjan Choudhary shifted from DSP SIA Jammu to DSP Headquarters Baramulla.
Kosheen Koul moved from DSP CID SB Samba-Kathua to DSP 16 JKAP IR.
Bandipora, Traffic and CID Changes
- Zafar Mehdi transferred from DSP SIA Kashmir to DSP Headquarters Bandipora.
- Ajaz Ahmed moved from DSP 8 JKAP to DSP Traffic Rajouri-Poonch.
- Shoket Ali shifted from DSP CID SB Batote/Ramban to DSP Traffic Doda-Kishtwar.
- Kulwant Singh transferred from DSP PTS Manigam to DSP CID CI Baramulla.
Intelligence and Security Wing Transfers
- Sukhdev Singh moved from DSP Traffic Samba-Kathua to DSP 18 JKAP IR.
- Mohammad Rafee Rather posted as DSP CID SB Srinagar.
- Tariq Ahmad Tak shifted to DSP Traffic Anantnag.
- Nazir Ahmad posted as DSP 23 JKAP IR.
ANTF, Security and JKAP Assignments
- Abdul Aziz Ganai transferred as DSP 11 JKAP Security.
- Kubra Nazir posted as DSP ANTF Kashmir.
- Khurshid Ahmad shifted to DSP 11 JKAP IR.
- Bharat Sharma appointed SDPO Akhnoor.
Additional Significant Transfers
- Khudmukhtar Dev – DSP 24 JKAP IR
- Virender Gupta – DSP CID SB Jammu
- Vijay Singh – DSP SB Samba-Kathua
- Kirpal Singh – DSP 18 JKAP IR
Traffic and SIA Postings
- Sunil Gupta – DSP Traffic Samba-Kathua
- Ashiq Hussain – DSP 10 JKAP IR
- Monika Thakur – DSP SOG Baramulla
- Yasir Farooq Baig – DSP SIA Kashmir
Other Important Changes
- Manisha Kumari transferred as DSP CICE Jammu.
- Neeraj Badyal transferred as DSP CICE Jammu.
- Showkat Ahmad Bukhari posted as DSP LCMA Srinagar.
- Mir Afaq Ahmad shifted as DSP 10 JKAP IR.
- Hafizullah Mir posted as DSP 2 JKAP Women Battalion.
- Pir Atiquallah posted as DSP DAR Handwara.
- Neeraj Bhagat transferred as DSP 18 JKAP IR.
- Ashwani Kumar moved to DSP 12 JKAP IR.
Additional Responsibilities Assigned
The DGP’s order also includes temporary additional arrangements:
- DSP SOG Darhal will additionally hold charge of DSP SOG Kandi, Rajouri until further orders.
- DSP DAR Ramban will also hold additional charge of DSP SOG Ramban until further orders.
Reshuffle Aims to Strengthen Operational Efficiency
The large-scale movement of officers comes at a time when the Jammu and Kashmir Police is intensifying focus on intelligence gathering, anti-terror operations, law and order management, traffic regulation, anti-narcotics efforts and security deployment across the Union Territory.
By repositioning officers across specialized units, battalions, district headquarters and investigative wings, the police leadership aims to improve coordination, operational readiness and administrative efficiency across the force.
