STATE TIMES NEWS
NEW DELHI: Highly decorated IPS officer Nalin Prabhat has been appointed as Special Director General of the Jammu and Kashmir Police effective immediately and will assume the role of the force’s chief following the retirement of R R Swain on September 30.
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order confirming Prabhat’s appointment, stating that he would take charge after Swain’s departure.
The order said Prabhat, a 1992 IPS from Andhra Pradesh cadre, is sent to Jammu and Kashmir with “immediate effect” and upon retirement of Swain on September 30, “Prabhat is appointed as DGP, Jammu and Kashmir”.
Prabhat has a distinguished career marked by multiple accolades, including three Police Gallantry Medals and the Parakram Padak.
At 55 years old, Prabhat has an extensive background in counter-insurgency operations, having previously led the Greyhounds, a highly specialised anti-Naxal unit, in Andhra Pradesh.
