Jammu: Bhim Sen Tuti, a 2004 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre, was on Thursday appointed as the Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, replacing Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Anand Jain, an official order said.
ADGP (law and order) Vijay Kumar, a 1997 batch IPS officer, was relieved to take up his new assignment at the Delhi segment of AGMUT cadre, reads the order issued by the Home Department on the directions of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.
On January 2, the Home Ministry ordered the transfer of Kumar from Jammu and Kashmir to Delhi.
Jain, a 1999-batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre, was transferred and posted as ADGP Armed, J&K, the order said.
The new IGP Jammu zone was holding the charge of IGP (POS), police headquarters with additional charge of IGP (headquarters), police headquarters, IGP (Technical services) and IGP (Telecom).
Director General of Police and Managing Director Police Housing Corporation S J M Gillani was given the additional charge of the post of Commandant General, Home Guards, Civil Defence and SDRF, J&K, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.
M Suleman Choudhary, IGP Traffic, J&K, shall hold the additional charge of IGP (POS) Police headquarters, IGP (Headquarters) police headquarters, IGP (Technical Services), J&K and IGP (Telecom), in addition to his own duties, till further orders, the order said.
Meanwhile, The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday ordered transfers and postings of several IAS officers with immediate effect.
Jatin Kishore, IAS (AGMUT:2020), Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat holding additional charge of the post of Director Information, J&K, is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal.
Shishir Gupta, IAS (AGMUT:2020), Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Shopian vice Mohammad Shahid Saleem Dar, JKAS who shall report to the General Administration Department for further posting.
Nitish Rajora, IAS (AGMUT:2021), Sub Divisional Magistrate, Jammu (North) is transferred and posted as Director Information, J&K.
Rakesh Kumar, IAS (AGMUT:2021), Sub Divisional Magistrate, Hiranagar is transferred and posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.
Shubhankar Pratyush Pathak, IAS (AGMUT:2022), Sub Divisional Magistrate, Akhnoor, Jammu is transferred and posted as Sub Divisional Magistrate, Uri, Baramulla vice Javid Ahmad Rather, JKAS, who shall report to General Administration Department for further posting.
