Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Jammu and Kashmir Police Transfers 14 Senior Officers
The Jammu and Kashmir Police moved 14 senior officers to new jobs.
The changes affected important police branches and several districts.
M. K. Sinha will lead the Criminal Investigation Department.
Nitish Kumar will lead the Armed Police.
Other officers received jobs in Railways, Security and different police zones.
Shakti Kumar Pathak became head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Several officers were also assigned to lead districts such as Pulwama, Kishtwar, Handwara and Rajouri.
The department said the reshuffle was meant to reorganize leadership and improve police operations.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police transferred 14 senior officers under Government Order No. 438-Home of 2026.
M. K. Sinha became ADG CID, while Nitish Kumar was posted as ADG Armed Police.
Uttam Chand was appointed IGP Railways, and Vivek Gupta became IG Security.
Shakti Kumar Pathak was named Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
District changes included new SSP postings in Pulwama, Kishtwar, Handwara and Rajouri.
- Who
- Fourteen senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officers, including IPS- and JKPS-rank officials, were transferred.
- What
- The officers were relieved of their existing assignments and given new postings across police headquarters, operational wings, zones and districts.
- When
- The transfers were ordered on Thursday and took effect immediately under Government Order No. 438-Home of 2026.
- Where
- The changes cover police units and districts across Jammu and Kashmir, including CID, Security, Railways, Jammu Zone, Kashmir Zone, Pulwama, Kishtwar, Handwara and Rajouri.
- Why
- The reshuffle was described as a strategic reorganisation intended to strengthen operational efficiency and leadership.
- Number of officers
- 14 senior officers were transferred.
- Government order
- Government Order No. 438-Home of 2026.
- Effective date
- The changes took effect immediately after being ordered on Thursday.
- CID leadership
- M. K. Sinha was appointed ADG CID J&K, replacing Nitish Kumar.
- Anti-corruption leadership
- Shakti Kumar Pathak was designated Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
- Zonal leadership
- Sujit Kumar became IG Kashmir Zone, while Tejinder Singh became IG Jammu Zone.
- District leadership
- New SSP postings were made in Pulwama, Kishtwar, Handwara and Rajouri.