The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on August 15, 2024, appointed Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nalin Prabhat as Special Director General Police (SDGP) of the Jammu & Kashmir Police. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that Prabhat will also take over as Director General of Police (DGP), J&K, from October 1 this year. He will succeed R.R. Swain (IPS), who will retire upon attaining superannuation on September 30 this year.

Prabhat takes up his post in J&K at a time when militancy is posing a major challenge in the wake of stepped-up attacks by battle-hardened militants trained in jungle warfare. Prabhat is considered an old hand in fighting insurgency in Kashmir and earned goodwill within the security forces during his postings to J&K in the past. He has already served as Deputy Inspector General, South Kashmir, Operations Range, and in the Srinagar Sector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He also served as Inspector General, Kashmir, Operations Sector, CRPF. He was commended by a former J&K Chief Minister for tackling militancy in J&K. His work earned him the Antrik Suraksha Seva Padak and the Police (Special Duty) Medal and Bar in J&K.