Odisha Police / Odisha Govt Effects Major IPS Reshuffle, Six Senior Officers Get New Posts

Bhubaneswar, Aug 21: In a major reshuffle of its IPS cadre, the Odisha Government on Friday ordered the transfer and posting of six IPS officers, including changes in the leadership of the Intelligence and Economic Offences Wing (EOW), officials said.

#Bhubaneswar | Odisha Government has transferred and posted six IPS officers to various positions across the state.

The reshuffle includes postings in Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Brahmapur and the Intelligence Directorate, as per a Home Department notification issued on August 21,… pic.twitter.com/XmvJ2Rcyuq

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As per the notification, issued by the Home Department, Himansu Kumar Lal, IPS (RR-2003), presently Inspector General of Police, N.R., Sambalpur, has been posted as IG of Police, EOW, Bhubaneswar, with the STF.

Satyabrat Bhoi, IPS (RR-2004), presently IG of Police, N.C.R., Talcher, and holding additional charge as Principal, Police Training College (PTC), Angul, has been posted as IG of Police, Intelligence.

Jai Narayan Pankaj, IPS (RR-2005), presently IG of Police, Intelligence, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, has been transferred as IG of Police, Southern Range, Brahmapur.

In another key change, Niti Shekhar, IPS (RR-2007), presently IG of Police, Southern Range, Brahmapur, has been posted as IG of Police (Provisioning), Police Headquarters.
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Charan Singh Meena, IPS (RR-2009), presently DIG of Police, Provisioning, has been posted as DIG of Police, Northern Range, Sambalpur.

The government has also posted Ashish Kumar Singh, IPS (RR-2010), who had joined the Home Department following his repatriation from central deputation, as DIG of Police, N.C.R., Talcher, with additional charge as Principal, PTC, Angul.