Bhubaneswar, 01 November (H.S.): The Odisha Home Department on Sunday announced a reshuffle of IPS and Odisha Police Service (OPS) officers, assigning new responsibilities to several senior and junior police officers.

According to the official notification, 1993-batch IPS officer Susanta Kumar Nath, who was serving as Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, has been posted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Home Department.

Dr Santosh Bala, a 1995-batch IPS officer and Director of the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL), Bhubaneswar, has been allowed to continue holding the additional charge of Additional Director General of Prisons and Director of Correctional Services.

Amitabh Thakur, a 1998-batch IPS officer, will continue as Transport Commissioner, Odisha, Cuttack. Another 1998-batch IPS officer, Rajesh Kumar, Additional Director General of Police, SAP, has been allowed to retain the additional charge of Special Secretary, Home Department.

Sarah Sharma, a 2010-batch IPS officer who has returned from central deputation, has been posted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Vigilance.

Gundala Reddy Raghavendra, a 2019-batch IPS officer and Superintendent of Police (SP), Jharsuguda, has been transferred as Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police at the State Police Headquarters, Cuttack.

Amritpal Singh, a 2021-batch IPS officer serving as SP, Nuapada, has been posted as SP, State Police Headquarters.

Sonali Singh Parmar, a 2022-batch IPS officer and Additional SP, Khordha, has been appointed SP, Jharsuguda.

In the Odisha Police Service cadre, Tapan Narayana Rath, who was serving as AIG at the State Police Headquarters, Cuttack, has been transferred and posted as SP, Nuapada.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Monalisa Panda