SP Vaid appointed as new J&K chief

The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet has cleared the appointment of 1986 batch IPS officer Dr Shesh Pal Vaid, Special DG, Coordination and Law and Order, as new Director General of Police. He will succeed DGP K Rajendra, whose extended term of service ends on Saturday.

The Cabinet,



chaired by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, met in Jammu yesterday and approved the appointment. Mr Vaid will hold office till October, 2019. He is the second officer from Jammu to have risen to the post of Director General of Police after MM Khajuria who held the position in 1985.