SRINAGAR: As per reports, the Centre is considering Retired IPS officer Vijay Kumar and Centre's Special Representative Dineshwar Sharma for the post of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir UT. Vijay Kumar IPS rose to fame after he led the special task force that killed the sandalwood smuggler Veerappan.

IPS Vijay Kumar is currently an Advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir governor. The 1975-batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre is an expert in resisting armed protests and attacks in the wild.

Meanwhile, life in Kashmir is returning to normalcy. People have started moving out of their residences for daily chores. But the area is still under high alert to avoid the possibility of any unfortunate events.