Ramesh Kumar Angral, Tahir Sajad, Shailendra Singh And Dalip Kumar Inducted Into IPS; Batch Allocation Awaited
Three Officers’ Induction Linked To Integrity Clearance And Disciplinary Proceedings; All Eight Officers Belong To 1999 JKPS Batch
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 4 : In a significant development concerning the career progression of senior Jammu and Kashmir Police Services (JKPS) officers, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has formally approved the induction of four JKPS officers into the Indian Police Service (IPS), while granting provisional approval to three others subject to fulfilment of prescribed conditions.
One more officer has expressed unwillingness to join the IPS cadre.
According to an official order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday, Ramesh Kumar Angral, Tahir Sajad, Shailendra Singh and Dalip Kumar have been inducted into the IPS against vacancies allocated to the Jammu and Kashmir Police Services.
The three officers granted provisional induction are Zubair Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Arshad and Fayaz Ahmad Lone. Their appointments are subject to the required integrity clearance from the Jammu and Kashmir Government, with Fayaz Ahmad Lone’s case additionally linked to clearance of pending disciplinary proceedings.
Meanwhile, JKPS officer Imtiyaz Hussain Mir has conveyed his unwillingness to accept induction into the IPS. His case will be dealt with by the Central Government in accordance with the applicable IPS Promotion Regulations at the time of appointment.
FOUR OFFICERS GET IPS INDUCTION
Among the officers formally inducted, Ramesh Kumar Angral is currently serving as Director Home Guards Kashmir, while Tahir Sajad is posted as Additional Director, State Investigation Agency (SIA).
Shailendra Singh is serving as Director Civil Defence and SDRF Kashmir, whereas Dalip Kumar is posted as Staff Officer to the Additional Director General of Police (Armed).
As per their respective select lists, Angral and Sajad figured in the 2021 Select List, Shailendra Singh in the 2023 Select List and Dalip Kumar in the 2024 Select List.
Three of the newly inducted officers were holding posts equivalent to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG). Following their induction, the posts held by them at the DIG-equivalent level will be treated as vacant and filled in accordance with the applicable rules governing the State Police Services.
THREE CASES SUBJECT TO CLEARANCE
The MHA order specifies that Zubair Ahmed Khan, presently posted as Principal Police Training School (PTS), Manigam, and Mohammad Arshad, serving as Director Home Guards Jammu, have been included provisionally, subject to the issuance of integrity certificates by the UT Government.
Fayaz Ahmad Lone, who is presently under suspension at Police Headquarters, has also been granted provisional consideration, subject to the outcome and clearance of disciplinary proceedings pending against him, besides the required integrity certificate.
Imtiyaz Hussain Mir, currently posted as Director CTC Lethpora, has submitted his unwillingness for appointment to the IPS.
2015 AND 2016 BATCHES LIKELY
The MHA is expected to communicate the cadre-allocation years of the four inducted officers separately.
As per the anticipated seniority-based allocation, the first two officers may be assigned the 2015 IPS batch, while the remaining two are expected to receive the 2016 batch. However, the final allocation will be notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
All four officers will become members of the AGMUT cadre, which covers Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories, including Jammu and Kashmir.
ONE YEAR PROBATION, INDUCTION TRAINING MANDATORY
The four officers inducted into the IPS will undergo a one-year probation period under the provisions of the Indian Police Service (Probation) Rules, 1954. They will also be required to complete the prescribed induction training.
Notably, all eight officers considered in the present induction exercise belong to the 1999 batch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Services.
EIGHT VACANCIES CONSIDERED IN AUGUST MEETING
The selection process followed a meeting held in New Delhi on August 3, 2026, to consider the induction of JKPS officers into the IPS against available vacancies from the State Police Services quota.
The vacancy position comprised eight posts: five for the 2021 Select List, no vacancy for 2022, two vacancies for 2023 and one vacancy for 2024.
The latest MHA decision marks an important step in the long-awaited elevation of senior JKPS officers to the prestigious Indian Police Service, while the remaining provisional cases await completion of the prescribed formalities.(KNC)
