Senior IPS officer of the 1991 batch, Rashmi Ranjan Swain would be the new Director General of Police, J&K and might take over the reins of the J&K Police force in the afternoon of October 31 from Dilbag Singh who would retire as the longest-serving Police chief of J&K the same day.
From 2001 to 2003, when terrorism was at its peak, Swain served as SSP Srinagar while from 2003 to 2004, he served as SSP Jammu & besides, he has also served as SSP Ramban, Poonch, and Leh.