Bhubaneswar,October 23: The Odisha government today effected a minor reshuffle in the State IPS cadre.
According to a notification issued by Home Department, senior IPS officer RP Sharma, who now on Central deputation, has been transferred and posted as Director General, Prisons & Director, Correctional Services.
Additional DG of Police, Prisons & Director, Correctional Services, BN Jha has been attached to the Home department.
Similarly, DIG of Police, STF, CID, Crime Branch, Himanshu Kumar Lal has been posted as DIG of Police, Special Armed Police (SAP).
Yatindra Koyal, IG of Police, Vigilance, has been posted as IG of Police, STF, CID, Crime Branch.
Besides, Soorya Thankappan, Registrar, Sambalpur University, has been transferred and posted as DIG of Police, Vigilance.
Similarly, Additional SP, Biju Patnaik State Police Academy (BPSPA), Bhubaneswar, Pravakar Swain has been posted as the in-charge SP, Police Training Institute, Byree, while Additional SP, Sambalpur, Srikrishna Behera has been posted as the in-charge AIG of Police, Marine, Bhubaneswar, the notification added.
Prasanta Patnaik