Undated photo of IPS officer Nalin Prabhat, who will take over as the next Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police on September 30. | Photo Credit: PTI
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday (August 15, 2024) appointed Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nalin Prabhat as Special Director General (SDG), Jammu and Kashmir Police. Mr. Prabhat will take charge as Director General of Police (DGP), J&K from October this year.
“After joining AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre on deputation from Andhra Pradesh cadre, Sh. Nalin Prabhat, IPS (AP:1992), is hereby transferred to Jammu and Kashmir as Special Director General (SDG), Jammu and Kashmir Police with immediate effect up to 30.09.2024,” the Home Ministry order said.
The order stated that Mr. Prabhat has also been appointed as the Director General of Jammu and Kashmir with effect from October 1. He will succeed RR Swain (IPS), who will retire on September 30 this year on attainment of pension entitlements. Mr. Swain was appointed as the Deputy Director General of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Jammu and Kashmir in 2020 after the Union government ended Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in August 2019. Mr. Swain has also held the post of Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Mr. Prabhat takes up his post in Jammu and Kashmir at a time when militancy is posing a major challenge with increasing attacks by battle-hardened militants trained in jungle warfare. More than 18 shooting incidents have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir since June this year.
Mr. Prabhat is considered a veteran of the Kashmiri insurgency movement and has earned a good reputation among the security forces during his previous assignments in Jammu and Kashmir. He has previously served as Deputy Inspector General, South Kashmir, Operations and Srinagar Sector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He also served as Inspector General, Kashmir, Operations, CRPF. He was praised by a former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for his fight against the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir. His work earned him the Antrik Suraksha Seva Padak and the Jammu and Kashmir Police Medal (for special duty) and Bar Association.
