The Odisha Government today effected a major reshuffle in the senior police cadres by assigning 18 officers with fresh 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:
- **Dr. Santosh Bala, IPS, RR 1995**: Transferred from Director, SCRB and Addl. Charge of Director, SFSL, BBSR to Director, SFSL.
- **S. Praveen Kumar, IPS, RR 2002**: Moved from IG of Police, CR, Odisha, Cuttack to I.G. of Police, Provisioning.
- **Gajbhiye Satish Kumar Iswardas, IPS, RR 2002**: Transferred from Reported at SPHQs to I.G. of Police, Special Armed Police.
- **Sanjay Kumar Kaushal, IPS, RR 2003**: Shifted from I.G. of Police, Vigilance Organization to I.G. of Police, EOW.
- **Awinash Kumar, IPS, RR 2007**: Relocated from I.G. of Police, SAP, BBSR to Director, State Crime Record Bureau.
- **Dr. Satyajit Naik, IPS, RR 2008**: Moved from DIG of Police, ER, Balasore to DIG of Police, Central Range.
- **Pinak Mishra, IPS, RR 2011**: Transferred from S.P., Puri, in the rank of DIGP to DIG of Police, Eastern Range.
- **Parmar Smit Parshottambdas, IPS, RR 2013**: Shifted from S.P., Jharsuguda to S.P., Crime Branch.
- **Vivekanand Sharma, IPS, RR 2014**: Moved from S.P., Railways, Odisha, Cuttack to S.P., Khurda.
- **Prateek Singh, IPS, RR 2014**: Relocated from S.P., Cuttack (Rural) to S.P., Puri.
- **Pratyush Diwaker, IPS, RR 2015**: Transferred from S.P., Sundargarh to S.P., Balasore.
- **Vinit Agrawal, IPS, RR 2016**: Moved from OSD, State Police Hdqr, Balasore to S.P., Cuttack.
- **Raj Prasad, IPS, RR 2018**: Shifted from S.P., Balasore to S.P., Special Branch.
- **Gundala Reddy Raghavendra, IPS, RR 2019**: Relocated from S.P., Nuapada to S.P., Jharsuguda.
- **Ankit Kumar Verma, IPS, RR 2021**: Moved from Addl. DCP, BBSR, UPD to S.P., Jagatsinghpur.
- **Amritpal Singh, IPS, RR 2021**: Transferred from Addl. S.P., Khurda to S.P., Nuapada.
- **Ms. Amritpal Kaur, IPS, RR 2021**: Shifted from Addl. DCP, BBSR, UPD to S.P., Sundargarh.
- **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.
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