100 senior police officers transferred in J&K
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ordered the transfer, including 28 IPS officers, with several districts and police districts getting new chiefs
On October 9, 2026, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced a significant restructuring of the Jammu and Kashmir police force. The Governor ordered the transfer of 100 senior police officers, including chiefs from various districts. Among those affected were 28 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and the remainder were Jammu and Kashmir Police Service officers.
The districts of Ganderbal, Kupwara, Bandipora, Ramban, and Poonch, along with the police districts of Sopore, Handwara, and Awantipora, all received new chiefs. IPS officer Danesh Rana, who was awaiting his posting, was appointed as Managing Director of the J&K Police Housing Corporation. Garib Dass, director of the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy in Udhampur, was transferred and appointed as Additional Director General of Homeguards, Civil Defence, and SDRF.
Haseeb Mughal will now lead the academy as its new director. Abdul Jabbar has been posted as the Inspector General of the Armed Police in Jammu, while Shahid Mehraj Rather has been appointed as the new Inspector General of Technical Services in J&K. Swarn Singh Kotwali has been designated as the Deputy Inspector General of the Udhampur-Reasi Range, and SSP Traffic, Srinagar City, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, will serve as the Commandant of the 23rd Armed Police.
Bisma Qazi will take on the role of traffic police chief in Srinagar City. The Lieutenant Governor also reshuffled positions within the Railways Police and Security Wing.
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