Odisha Govt Reshuffle 18 Police Officers With New Roles

The Home Department has issued a notification to this effect. This reshuffling aims to enhance administrative efficiency and strengthen law enforcement across the state.

List of Postings:

1. **Dr. Santosh Bala, IPS, RR 1995**: Transferred from Director, SCRB and Addl. Charge of Director, SFSL, BBSR to Director, SFSL.
2. **S. Praveen Kumar, IPS, RR 2002**: Moved from IG of Police, CR, Odisha, Cuttack to I.G. of Police, Provisioning.
3. **Gajbhiye Satish Kumar Iswardas, IPS, RR 2002**: Transferred from Reported at SPHQs to I.G. of Police, Special Armed Police.
4. **Sanjay Kumar Kaushal, IPS, RR 2003**: Shifted from I.G. of Police, Vigilance Organization to I.G. of Police, EOW.
5. **Awinash Kumar, IPS, RR 2007**: Relocated from I.G. of Police, SAP, BBSR to Director, State Crime Record Bureau.
6. **Dr. Satyajit Naik, IPS, RR 2008**: Moved from DIG of Police, ER, Balasore to DIG of Police, Central Range.
7. **Pinak Mishra, IPS, RR 2011**: Transferred from S.P., Puri, in the rank of DIGP to DIG of Police, Eastern Range.
8. **Parmar Smit Parshottambdas, IPS, RR 2013**: Shifted from S.P., Jharsuguda to S.P., Crime Branch.
9. **Vivekanand Sharma, IPS, RR 2014**: Moved from S.P., Railways, Odisha, Cuttack to S.P., Khurda.
10. **Prateek Singh, IPS, RR 2014**: Relocated from S.P., Cuttack (Rural) to S.P., Puri.
11. **Pratyush Diwaker, IPS, RR 2015**: Transferred from S.P., Sundargarh to S.P., Balasore.
12. **Vinit Agrawal, IPS, RR 2016**: Moved from OSD, State Police Hdqr, Balasore to S.P., Cuttack.
13. **Raj Prasad, IPS, RR 2018**: Shifted from S.P., Balasore to S.P., Special Branch.
14. **Gundala Reddy Raghavendra, IPS, RR 2019**: Relocated from S.P., Nuapada to S.P., Jharsuguda.
15. **Ankit Kumar Verma, IPS, RR 2021**: Moved from Addl. DCP, BBSR, UPD to S.P., Jagatsinghpur.
16. **Amritpal Singh, IPS, RR 2021**: Transferred from Addl. S.P., Khurda to S.P., Nuapada.
17. **Ms. Amritpal Kaur, IPS, RR 2021**: Shifted from Addl. DCP, BBSR, UPD to S.P., Sundargarh.
18. **Bhawani Shankar Udgata, OPS**: Moved from S.P., Jagatsinghpur to S.P., Railway, Cuttack.

This strategic redeployment is expected to bring fresh perspectives and bolster security measures across Odisha’s diverse regions.