Lohia Murder: Deepak Kumar gets add charge of DGP Prisons

Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday assigned the additional of DG Prisons to DG Prosecution, Deepak Kumar.
“In the interest of administration, it is hereby ordered that Shri Deepak Kumar, IPS (RR:1993), Director General, Prosecution, J&K, and holding the additional charge of the posts of Managing Director, Police Housing Corporation and Director Prosecution, Kashmir, shall also hold the additional charge of the post of Director General of Police, Prisons, J&K, in addition to his own duties, till further orders,” read a govt order.
The post was earlier held by Hemant Kumar Lohia who was allegedly murdered by his domestic help. Although a terror outfit had claimed responsibility for the murder, the police have ruled out terror angle in the murder. A dairy of the main accused revealed that he was mentally depressed which could have prompted him to kill the DGP.