Srinagar:<\/b><\/i> Swayam Prakash Pani was Thursday appointed Inspector General (IG) of Police, Kashmir range, making him the youngest officer to hold the post, according to a Jammu and Kashmir government order.<\/i>
\nPani, 41, replaces Muneer Khan, who was named Additional Director General of Police (Security), the government order said.<\/i>
\nKhan was promoted as the ADG last month and was awaiting a posting.<\/i>
\nPani’s name was cleared in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, it said.<\/i>
\nPani, who was serving as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, South Kashmir Range, is a 2000 batch IPS officer.<\/i>
\nHe is the youngest to be appointed IG, Kashmir range, officials said.<\/i>
\nPani brings with him a range of expertise of serving in the Intelligence Bureau and National Investigation Agency.<\/i>
\nDuring his tenure as DIG, south Kashmir, many militant commanders were killed in encounters, officials said.<\/i>
\nAll operations that Pani headed were meticulously planned, they said.<\/i>
\nWhile focusing on anti-militancy operations, Pani also relentlessly worked to bring ”misguided youths” to the mainstream and succeeded in seven such cases.<\/i>
\nPani also ensured securing arrests of militants from encounter sites. As many as four militants were arrested from encounter sites during his tenure as DIG.<\/i>
\nHe was appointed SSP Kulgam in 2001 when militancy was at its peak.<\/i>
\nAmit Kumar has been named DIG, south Kashmir, according to the official order.<\/i><\/p>\n
(PTI)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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