Arunachal Pradesh will soon have a new Director General of Police (DGP), as the Central government has decided to appoint senior Indian Police Service officer S D Singh Jamwal as the head of the state police force. The move comes as part of a reshuffle of senior IPS officers posted in different parts of the country. Jamwal is a 1995-batch IPS officer. Until now, he was serving as the DGP of Ladakh. A fresh order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on January 2 directed that he will now take charge of the police leadership in Arunachal Pradesh. He will replace the present DGP Anand Mohan, who has been asked to report to Delhi. Reports suggest that Mohan may be given a role in the Delhi Police, although a final posting order is still awaited. Officials familiar with the development said that the transfer is part of a routine reshuffle of senior officers. However, the change is also seen as significant because Arunachal Pradesh shares a long and sensitive border with China, making policing and security matters especially important in the state.
Jamwal has served in different law-and-order roles during his career and is considered an experienced officer. His appointment is expected to bring continuity and direction to policing in the state. Along with Jamwal’s transfer, another major appointment has been made. Mukesh Singh, a 1996-batch IPS officer, has been named the new DGP of Ladakh. Singh is currently serving with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). He has been asked to return and take charge of the police administration in the Union Territory. Before joining the ITBP on deputation, Singh worked for many years in Jammu and Kashmir. He served as Inspector General and later Additional Director General of Police for the Jammu range. He belongs to the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir cadre, which was later merged with the AGMUT cadre after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
Arunachal Pradesh has always been considered a strategically important state because of its long international border. The state also has hilly terrain and remote areas, where travel and communication are not always easy. This makes policing work more challenging than in many other regions. Officials said the government aims to strengthen police leadership in such key locations through timely administrative changes. The official appointment order for the postings was issued on January 2 by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The officers are now expected to take charge according to government instructions.
