Major Reshuffle in J&K Police: Dozens of DSPs Transferred and Promoted
Srinagar, Oct 25: In one of the most extensive reshuffles in recent months, the Jammu and Kashmir Police Headquarters, Jammu, has ordered a large-scale adjustment, promotion, and transfer of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) across the Union Territory.
The adjustment of the 2023 batch KPS officers forms the first major component of the reshuffle. These young officers have recently copleted their basic and district-level practical training and are now being absorbed into frontline assignments. Most of them have been posted to the Special Operations Group (SOG), the counter-insurgency wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, reflecting the department’s continued emphasis on combating militancy and maintaining law and order in sensitive zones.
The postings span across Kashmir and Jammu regions, including areas such as Anantnag, Pulwama, Baramulla, Kupwara, Handwara, and Kulgam; all of which are strategically significant from a security standpoint.
According to the official order, several officers from the 2023 batch have been assigned to high-intensity operational zones. Young officers like Yawar Nissar Khan, Raghav Choudhary, and Afeer Jalal Khan have been placed in the SOG units of Dooru Anantnag, Magam Handwara, and Kunzer Baramulla, respectively. Their inclusion in SOG units signals the department’s effort to blend new energy and modern training into field operations.
Others, such as Awantika Wazir and Sameer Ibrahim Chowdhary, have been posted in the Jammu SOG, while officers like Mayank Khajuria and Manjot Singh will operate in Pulwama and Srigufwara. Several others, including Danish Amin Bhat and Sonika Verma, have been positioned in the Security Kashmir and Police Control Room (PCR) Srinagar, respectively.
The list of new placements runs long and covers almost every district of the Union Territory. Officers like Sufi Immad Ud-Din and Ahtesham Ahmad Khan will take charge in Srinagar’s SOG, while others such as Shivek Sharma, Aeshal Nisar, and Yasir Farooq Baig have been assigned to Baramulla, Kupwara, and Reasi sectors. In the Jammu division, postings include key appointments in SOGs of Kathua, Samba, and Udhampur.
The diversity of postings shows that the department intends to maintain a regionally balanced distribution of manpower, placing trained officers close to operationally sensitive zones.
Another major part of the reshuffle covers recently promoted officers. These officers, promoted under Government Order No. 434-Home of 2025 issued in August, have now been adjusted to new postings. The promotion list includes officers from the Armed Police, CID, SDRF, and Traffic wings. The order mentions names like Nargis Kirmani, who has been posted to JKAP 13, and Fayaz Ahmed, now assigned to JKAP 14.
Several others, such as Mahesh Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, and Jagdeep Singh, have been given key administrative and field positions in IR battalions and CID units. These postings are intended to balance experience and new energy across the force, ensuring both administrative stability and operational continuity.
Apart from new appointments and promotions, the order also announces a wide set of transfers done purely in the interest of administration. Many DSPs have been shifted from one operational role to another, either to strengthen local police leadership or to fill vacant positions created by earlier transfers. Officers like Basharat Hussain have been moved from SDPO Achabal to DSP CID SB Bandipora, while Hamid Ali Banday has been shifted from SDPO Handwara to DSP CID SB Srinagar. Similarly, Abdul Maajid Magray has been reassigned from PCR Srinagar to DSP Headquarters Pulwama, a post that plays a crucial coordinating role in the district’s policing structure.
The reshuffle also includes inter-district movements aimed at refreshing administrative setups. Officers previously serving in SOG or CID have been reassigned to field stations, traffic, or training institutions.
The order lists reassignments such as Sachit Mahajan to SKPA Udhampur, Pankaj Soodan to Traffic Udhampur/Reasi, and Parul Bhardwaj to SDPO Mahore. Transfers have also been made within the anti-narcotics, intelligence, and crime investigation units, indicating a broader push for specialization and cross-functional experience among officers.
Many officers from the Kashmir region have been sent to challenging districts in the Jammu division and vice versa — a deliberate move aimed at fostering all-territory experience within the cadre. For instance, officers like Amara Naseem and Shahjhan Choudhary have been transferred to Civil Defence Budgam and SIA Jammu respectively, while others such as Zafar Mahdi and Tanweer Jeelani have switched from field assignments to intelligence posts.
Officials familiar with the reshuffle told ProKashmiri.in that this reorganization reflects an attempt to “re-energize the middle ranks of the police force.” Many of the officers who have been transferred were serving in their previous postings for more than two years, and the new changes are expected to improve both efficiency and coordination. The inclusion of 2023 batch officers in active counter-insurgency roles, they added, shows that the J&K Police is focusing on modern, tech-assisted policing combined with youth-led field intelligence.
The order further indicates a structural focus on both merit and training-based deployment. Senior officers at the headquarters have stated that the young DSPs have completed specialized counter-terror training modules at the Police Training College in Udhampur and the CTC Lethpora, preparing them for high-pressure operational roles.
