Cuttack: The Odisha government has transferred Superintendent of Police (SP), Nabarangpur, Vivekanand Sharma to the State Police Headquarters, Cuttack.
According to a Home department notification, Koraput SP Kanwar Vishal Singh will remain in ad
ditional charge of Nabarangpur till further orders.
The transfer followed certain allegations against Sharma, police sources said.
While two orderly peons working at his official residence had lodged a complaint of physical assault against the SP, senior Congress leader and former Nabarangpur MP Pradip Majhi had also brought a similar charges against him.
Acting on the allegations, Director General of Police (DGP) R P Sharma had asked the DIG, Southern Range, to probe the matter and submit a report.
Turning the heat on Sharma, Majhi had threatened to observe bandh in the district on December 4 if no action against was taken against him.