IPS Officer & Odisha Native Rashmi Ranjan Swain Appointed J&K Police Chief

Jammu: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday appointed special DG CID Rashmi Ranjan Swain, who hails from Odisha’s Rourkela, as in-charge Director General of Police (DGP) Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the notification, the IPS officer of 1991-batch will take over as in-charge DGP from November 1 in addition to his existing duties. “With the approval of Competent Authority, R.R. Swain, IPS (AGMUT:1991) presently posted as Special DG, CID, Jammu Kashmir will also function as in-charge Director General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir in addition to his existing charge with effect from 01.11.2023 and until further orders,” read the order.

He will replace the incumbent DGP with the longest tenure, Dilbag Singh, who is set to retire on October 31.

The current J&K intelligence head is an experienced Pakistan analyst who has had a noteworthy stint with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

According to reports, Swain served as SSP in the capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar from 2003 to 2004. He was also the SSP Jammu for a while. He has also held the positions of SSP Leh, Poonch, and Ramban. He was posted with J&K Vigilance agency from 2004 to 2006 as Assistant Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General of Police. Subsequently, Swain went on central deputation, serving in many roles, including a posting abroad reserved for exceptional officers due to their skill in their particular domains.

Following a request by the J&K government to the Centre for the use of his services, Swain was repatriated to J&K in June 2020. He took over as J&K’s intelligence chief on June 15.

He is credited with the creation of the State Investigation Agency (SIA) in J&K on the lines of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).