Jammu & Kashmir

IPS Nalin Prabhat is new DGP of JK

IPS Nalin Prabhat. [Photo: X/ National Security Guard]

Will take over as JK police chief after RR Swain’s retirement on Sept 30

Srinagar: The ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday appointed Nalin Prabhat as special director general of Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect. After the retirement of incumbent DGP RR Swain on September 30, Prabhat will be appointed as J&K police chief.

A 1992 batch IPS officer, Prabhat was deputed to the AGMUT cadre from Andhra Pradesh cadre on Wednesday. He has been posted to Jammu and Kashmir as special director general (SDG), Jammu and Kashmir Police with immediate effect and till September 30.

The order states that following the retirement of incumber JK DGP RR Swain, IPS, Nalin Prabhat, will take over as DGP, from October 1 and until further orders.

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