Sanjeeb Panda Appointed Twin-City Police Commissioner In IPS Reshuffle By Odisha Govt

Bhubaneswar: Sanjeeb Panda has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack. The 1994-batch IPS officer will replace 1995-batch officer Soumendra Kumar Priyadarshi, who has been posted as Director Intelligence, a Home department notification said on Wednesday.

Panda at present is Director Intelligence and holding additional charge of CMD, OPHWC.

While the twin city got a new Police Commissioner, new DCP has been appointed in Cuttack. Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh of 2010-batch has been transferred and posted as Cuttack DCP in the rank of DIGP. Similarly, Cuttack DCP Pinak Mishra of 2011-batch has been transferred and posted as Puri SP.

As per the notification, a total of 18 IPS officers have been transferred and given new postings in a reshuffle effected by the state government.

As part of the reshuffle, 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