Bhubaneswar, Jan 24: The Odisha government on Wednesday effected a major reshuffle in the IPS cadre, transferring 18 officers including six Superintendents of Police (SP) in the State.

to an official notification issued by the Home department, 1994-batch IPS officer Sanjeeb Panda, who was serving as Director Intelligence with Additional Charge of CMD, OPHWC, is transferred and posted as Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack.

Soumendra Priyadarshi, a 1995-batch IPS officer, who was posted as Commissioner of Police Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, has been appointed as new Director, Intelligence

1995-batch IPS officer Santosh Bala, now Special Secretary in Home department, is allowed to remain in additional charge of CMD, OPHWC.

Similarly, 2003-batch IPS officer Himanshu Kumar Lal, at present IGP, Eastern Range, Balasore, has been transferred and posted as IGP, Northern Range, Sambalpur. He will replace 2004-batch officer Deepak Kumar, who has been posted as IGP, NCR, Talcher and additional charge of Principal of PTC, Angul.

2004-batch IPS officer Satyabrat Bhoi is transferred and posted as IGP Eastern Range, Balasore.

J N Pankaj of 2005-batch, now IGP EOW, STF has been transferred and posted as IGP S.R Berhampur and additional charge IGP EOW, STF.

AIGP B Jugal Kishore has been posted as Kendrapada SP, replacing Madkar Sandeep Sampat who has been transferred and posted as Dhenkanal SP.

Rayagada SP Vivekanand Sharma is transferred and posted AIGP, State Police Headquarters

Gyana Ranjan Mohapatra posted as Dhenkanal SP is transferred and posted as Special Branch SP, Bhubaneswar

Amaresh Panda posted as Sonepur SP is transferred and posted as AIGP, State Police Headquarters

SP Deogarh PK Mishra is transferred as now posted as SRP Rourkela

SP Special Branch Rama Prasad Sahoo is transferred and now posted as Deogarh SP

Jeypore SDPO Harisha BC has been posted as Rayagada SP, while Baliguda SDPO Yash Pratap Srimal is now posted as Sonepur SP, the notification said.

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