Police Transfers: 12 DSPs transferred, six IPS officers assigned new posts
Babushahi Bureau
Srinagar (J-K), October 18, 2026: Jammu and Kashmir Police Headquarters has ordered the transfer and posting of 12 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) and assigned new positions to six Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the AGMUT cadre with immediate effect.
The reshuffle was ordered by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on October 14. The six IPS officers have been assigned to various Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) positions after joining the Jammu and Kashmir segment following completion of their Phase-II basic course training.
Six IPS officers assigned new positions
As per the order, Kumari Someya has been posted as ASP Headquarters, Jammu, while Daniel Raj C will serve as ASP Headquarters, Budgam.
Aditi Verma has been posted as SDPO West Srinagar. Chaitanya Giri has been assigned as SDPO R.S. Pura, Anant Dhanraj Singh as SDPO Bari Brahmana and Ayush Mani Chaudhary as SDPO Nowshera.
12 DSPs transferred
The following transfers and postings of DSPs have also been ordered:
- Abdul Ghafoor: From SDPO Sader to DSP Railways, Anantnag.
- Sajad Ahmad Malik: From DSP Headquarters, Budgam, to SDPO Sader.
- Pardeep Singh Sen: From SDPO Bari Brahmana to DSP SIA Jammu.
- Majad Mehboob: From SDPO West Srinagar to TMG CID Headquarters.
- Sajad Ahmad: From DSP Traffic Ramban to DSP STWS Jammu.
- Sahil Mahajan: From SDPO Nowshera to SDPO Nagrota.
- Farha Nishat: From DSP Headquarters, Jammu, to DSP EOW Jammu.
- Sajad Ahmad Mir: From DSP STWS Jammu to DSP 19 JKAP IR.
- Sartaj Ahmad: From DSP Railways, Anantnag, to DSP 21 JKAP IR.
- Sanjeev Singh Slathia: From DSP SIA Jammu to DSP EOW Jammu against the OAR post of DSP.
- Gurmeet Singh: From SDPO R.S. Pura to DSP Security Jammu.
- Vinod Kumar: From SDPO Nagrota to DSP Traffic Ramban.
The order directs all officers concerned to be relieved from their existing assignments immediately to take up their new postings.
The reshuffle covers several police units and wings, including the State Investigation Agency (SIA), Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), traffic police, railways, security and Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police formations.