Vidhi Kumar Birdi: Vidhi Kumar Birdi is new IGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar ADGP Law and Order, Jammu & Kashmir

SRINAGAR: IPS officer Vidhi Kumar Birde has been appointed as IGP (Kashmir Zone) along with an additional charge of the Armed Wing of J&K Police, while ADGP (Kashmir Range) Vijay Kumar has been redesignated as ADGP (Law and Order), J&K.
According to a home department order, “Vijay Kumar, IPS (AGMUT: 1997), ADGP Kashmir, is transferred and posted as ADGP (Law & Order), J&K.A post in the rank of ADGP viz. ADGP (Law & Order), J&K, is 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.
“Vidhi Kumar Birdi, IPS (AGMUT:2003), is posted as IGP Kashmir vice Vijay Kumar, IPS. In addition, the officer shall also hold the charge of the post of IGP Armed Kashmir, till further orders,” the order said. “It is further ordered 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,” it added.
The UT administration recently posted Anand Jain, Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, as IGP (Jammu Zone) soon after the deputation of ADGP (Jammu Range) Mukesh Kumar to New Delhi.