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Farooq Khan, KK Sharma chosen to assist LG Murmu

The Union Home Ministry has appointed retired IAS officer KK Sharma and retired IPS officer Farooq Khan as new Advisers to Lieutenant-Governor of J&K Union Territory (UT) Girish Chandra Murmu to assist him for discharging his duties effectively.
Both Sharma and Khan had earlier served as Advisers to the former Governor of erstwhile J&K state, Satya Pal Malik.
The new Advisers would “assist the Lieutenant-Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for effective discharge of his functions during the period of Statutory Order (SO) notified on October 31 or until further orders”.
He started his career in the J&K Police as a sub-inspector in 1984 and elevated to the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Khan was instrumental in playing a key role in curbing militancy in the 1990s and he is considered as a close confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

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