Sahai posted as ADGP Coordination at Delhi
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Ghani Mir will again be heading the Intelligence Wing of J&K Police as the Additional Director General of Police CID, SM Sahai, has been posted as ADG Coordination in the office of J&K’s Principal Resident Commissioner in New Delhi.
Sahai is likely to proceed on central deputation and formalities in this regard are being cleared at different levels. Sahai is an IPS officer of 1987 batch. Earlier he was ADGP (Armed) and posted as CID chief on March 3, 2016.
In this respect, an order was issued by State Home Department vide No 578 Home of 2016 Dated 30-9-2016. The order reads that in the interest of administration, S M Sahai, ADGP, CID, J&K, is hereby transferred and posted as ADGP coordination in the office of Principal Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi with immediate effect. He shall attend to all coordination-related matters, as may be assigned to him, from time to time, by the Home Department, it added.
“Consequent upon the above, one post of IPS cadre of J&K, at the level of ADGP is temporarily transferred to the office of Principal Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi, for the purpose of drawl of salary of the officer, till such time, the post is held by the officer,” reads the order.
Mir, (IPS:JK:1994), has served J&K police in different capacities. He has served as SSP Anantnag, DIG central and North Kashmir, DIG CID, IGP Crime, IGP Kashmir, and head of CID. Mir, had during his first tenure as intelligence chief replaced Dr. B.Srinavasan.