Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Home Department on Tuesday ordered transfer and posting of two senior IPS officers and posted Vidhi Kumar Birdi as new Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone.
According to the order issued by J&K Home Department the ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar has been transferred and posted ADGP Law and Order J&K, a post in the rank of ADGP viz. ADGP (Law & Order), J&K, has been temporarily added to the J&K Segment of AGMUT Cadre, in terms of 2nd proviso to sub-rule (2) of Rule 4 of the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, for a period of two years or till the post is held by said officer, whichever is earlier.
The order also said that Vidhi Kumar Birdi has been posted IGP Kashmir vice Vijay Kuma and he has been also asked to hold the charge of the post of IGP Armed Kashmir, till further orders.The order significantly said that the Zonal IGPs of Kashmir and Jammu, shall report to ADGP (Law & Order), J&K, under the overall command and control of DGP, J&K