Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appointed IPS officer Sunil Kumar Bansal as the new Director-General of Police (DGP) of Odisha. He will replace incumbent DGP Abhay.
Bansal, a 1987-batch IPS officer, is currently serving as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Soon after the announcement, DGP Abhay took to Twitter and wrote: ” We welcome the appointment of Shri Sunil Kumar Bansal as DGP of Odisha and look forward to his leadership. Wishing him a memorable tenure.”
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We welcome appointment of Shri Sunil Kumar Bansal as DGP of Odisha and look forward to his leadership.
Wishing him a memorable tenure . pic.twitter.com/0uORnXjanO— DGP, Odisha (@DGPOdisha) December 15, 2021
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Earlier, the state government had issued a notification, allowing Abhay to retire from service on December 31.
The 1986-batch IPS officer, who was appointed as DGP on November 20, 2019, assumed charge on December 9 that year. Though he was scheduled to retire in June 2021, the government extended his tenure by six months to meet a Supreme Court directive of a minimum period of two years of service for a DGP. Abhay is the first Odisha DGP, who discharged his duty for two full years as stipulated by the apex court.
