Odisha Effects Major IPS Reshuffle; 5 Dists Get New SP
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar:The Odisha government on Wednesday effected a major reshuffle in the IPS cadres assigning 18 officers with new postings including transfer of five Superintendents of Police.
According to notification, 2010-batch IPS officer, Mitrabhanu Mahapatra, who was serving as Keonjhar SP, has been appointed as Rourkela SP while 2015-batch IPS officer, Nitin Kusalkar Dagdu, at present serving as Keonjhar SP, was appointed as Keonjhar SP. Besides, 2013-batch IPS officer, Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo, who was serving as Rourkela SP, was named Sambalpur SP
Similarly, 2011-batch IPS officer, Battula Gangadhar, who is serving as Sambalpur SP, has been appointed as Mayurbhanj SP, while 2016-batch IPS officer, Rishikesh Khilari, currently serving as Mayurbhanj SP, was named Bolangir SP.
As per a government notification, AM Prasad (RR-1989) who is currently awaiting posting on repatriation from Central deputation has been posted as the Special DGP of Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC). Sudhansu Sarangi (IPS RR-1990) currently posted as Special DG of Police Railways & Coastal Security has been transferred as DG of Fire Services (FS) and CG. Home Guard (HG) & Director Civil Defence (CD).
RK Sharma (IPS RR-1995), Additional DGP Law & Order (L&O), has been transferred as Additional DGP Headquarters. Sanjay Kumar (IPS RR-1997), who is currently posted as Additional DGP (Modernisation) has been appointed Additional DGP Operations.
Amitabh Thakur (IPS RR-1998), Additional DGP Operations has been made the Transport Commissioner. Suresh Dev Datta Singh, (IPS RR-1998) has been made ADGP Operations while Dayal Gangwar, (IPS RR-1998) has been given charge as ADGP Railways and Coastal Security.
Rajesh Kumar (IPS RR-1998), the Additional DGP of State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL) has been made ADGP Modernisation. Narasingha Bhola (IPS RR 2002) who is currently posted as IGP, Central Range (CR), Cuttack will replace Ashish Singh as Excise Commissioner. Singh will take charge of IGP, CR, Cuttack, and IGP SFSL.
DIGP, South West Region (SWR), Koraput, Rajesh Pandit (IPS RR 2007) has been transferred as DIGP, Fire services (FS) & Home Guard (HG). Akhileswar Singh has been named DIGP, SIW.
CS Meena who is currently serving as DIGP FS & HG has been transferred as DIGP, SWR, Koraput.
