Jammu Kashmir: Govt Appoints IPS Officers as In-Charge IGPs | Kashmir Life

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday ordered the placement of four IPS officers as In-charge Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) with immediate effect.

According to Government Order No. 298-Home of 2026 dated May 20, 2026, issued by the Home Department, the decision has been taken in the interest of administration.

The officers placed as In-charge IGs include Shakti Kumar Pathak, IPS (AGMUT:2009), presently serving as Assistant Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), JK, and also holding additional charge of Director ACB, JK; Mohd Haseeb Mughal, IPS (AGMUT:2009), currently posted as DIG Traffic Jammu; Sheikh Junaid Mehmood, IPS (AGMUT:2009), DIG IR Kashmir; and Shahid Mehraj Rather, IPS (AGMUT:2009), Director Police Telecom, J&K.

The order stated that separate posting orders for the officers shall be issued subsequently.