Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar took charge as ADGP Law and Order Kashmir Zone on Wednesday.
Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh decorated Kumar on the occasion.
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On 7 July, the Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered promotion of three IPS officers of 1997 batch as additional director generals of police( ADGPs) including IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar.
A 1997 batch IPS officer of erstwhile J&K cadre, Vijay Kumar has huge field experience of Kashmir and served in Kashmir as SDPO Ganderbal, SP Operation SOG Pulwama, SP Awantipora, SP Kulgam, SP Kupwara and DIG South Kashmir Range Anantnag.
Kumar is amongst a very few direct IPS officers who served in SOG probably only one who served in SOG in most troubled South Kashmir. He served in CRPF as DIG New Delhi Range, IG CoBRA an Operation and IG CRPF Chhattisgarh Sector.
During the year 2018 he has performed the role of chief force coordinator for providing secure environment for assembly elections of nine states and for his outstanding performance, the ECI has awarded him prestigious National Award and the award was conferred by the President of India.