The high-powered committee constituted by the government has cleared the names of six Jammu and Kashmir Police Service officers serving as Senior Superintendents of Police (SSP).
The high-powered committee as per the officials convened a meeting on Wednesday and approved the names of five officers for promotion to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police.
The five JKPS officers whose names have been cleared are Imtiyaz Hussain, the current SSP of Srinagar; Suhail Munawar, who serves as SSP of the Crime Branch; and SSP Tahir Sajad Bhat.
The other two JKPS officers whose names have been cleared for promotion to DIG are Ramesh Angral and Mohammed Irshad.
Similarly, the government has issued an order approving the promotions of 130 officers from the Jammu and Kashmir Police Services (JKPS). The promotions, spanning batches from 2001 to 2008, were formalised through an order.
The promotions are subject to the outcome of any writ petitions currently pending before competent courts of law.
Some of the officers from the 2001 batch who have been elevated include Ms. Manjit Kour, Arun Gupta, Randhir Singh, Sheikh Zulfikar Azad, and Ms. Monika Sagar, among others. The list also features several officers from subsequent batches, including Dr. S.D. Choudhary, Tanveer Jeelani, and Al-Tahir Geelani from the 2002 batch; Muzaffar Ahmad Shah, Sajad Ahmad Shah, and Mamta Sharma from the 2004 batch; and Gurmeet Singh, Rasheeq Ahmad, and Mohd Ibrahim from the 2007 batch.
The 2008 batch, which has the highest number of promoted officers, includes Ayaz Ahmad Sheikh, Vivek Shekhar Sharma, Bharat Bhushan Sharma, and Zulafqar Ahmad, among others. This batch comprises dynamic officers who are expected to take on increased responsibilities in maintaining law and order in the Union Territory.
The promoted officers are expected to assume their upgraded roles promptly, bringing renewed vigor to the administrative machinery and bolstering the operational effectiveness of the police force.
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