Srinagar: The Ladakh Administration has announced a fresh reshuffle in the police department, changing the postings and responsibilities of 14 officers belonging to the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Jammu and Kashmir Police Service (JKPS). The order covers several key positions in district policing, intelligence, security, traffic management and police administration.
The Home Department issued the transfer directive through Government Order No. 88-Home of 2026 on October 20, 2026. The new arrangements have been made in the interest of administration and will take effect immediately.
Among the prominent changes, Pawan Kumar, IPS, has been assigned as Superintendent of Police (SP), Sankoo. Before this appointment, he was handling the responsibilities of SP Traffic, SP Security and SP Telecom. His new posting comes after the creation of Sankoo district under Government Order SO No. 284, issued on October 16, 2026.
In another change, Manzoor Hussain, who was serving as Station House Officer (SHO) at Leh Police Station, has been moved to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP), CID, Leh. Sonam Regzin, the outgoing Dy SP CID, Leh, has been assigned as Dy SP CIV.
Sonam Dechen, JKPS, has been entrusted with the role of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), CID, Ladakh. Rigzin Sandup, previously posted as SP Zanskar, will now serve as AIG Provision at Police Headquarters.
IPS Officers Receive New Responsibilities:
Altaf Ahmad Shah, IPS, will retain his positions as Commandant of the IRP 25th Battalion and Principal of the Police Training School (PTS). In addition to these duties, he will take charge of SP Traffic.
Rajneesh Garg, IPS, has been assigned two responsibilities at Police Headquarters: AIG Personnel and AIG Crime/Welfare. Koyye Chitti Raju, IPS, has been posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police, Headquarters, Leh.
Rishabh Shukla, IPS, has been appointed Superintendent of Police, Changthang, as part of the latest round of police postings in Ladakh.
The administrative order also revises leadership assignments in Zanskar and Nubra. Stanzin Norboo, JKPS, has been appointed SSP Zanskar, while Stanzin Losal, JKPS, will take over as SSP Nubra. Losal will consequently relinquish the additional responsibility of SSP, CID, Ladakh.
Zaheer Abbas Jafari, JKPS, has been assigned charge of SP Security and SP Telecom. He will also hold the additional responsibility of SP Prisons.
Aijaz Ahmad Malik, JKPS, will continue in his current position as SP Sham, but the additional charges previously entrusted to him have been withdrawn.
Govind Rattan, JKPS, has been posted as Deputy Commandant of the IRP 25th Battalion. Alongside this assignment, he will serve as Staff Officer to the Director General of Police (DGP), AIG CIV and SP SDRF.
The order requires the affected officers to complete their respective charge handovers and assume their new assignments immediately. All transferred personnel have been instructed to report to their designated places of posting without delay.
The latest Ladakh Police transfer order of October 2026 brings changes to several operational and administrative positions across the Union Territory, covering district-level policing, CID, security, personnel management and specialised police units.
