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 has been transferred and posted as Cuttack DCP. Similarly, Cuttack DCP Pinak Mishra 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.
IPS JN Pankaj EOW, STF is transferred and posted as IGP S.R Berhampur and additional charge IGP EOW, STF.
AIGP B Jugal Kishore is now posted as Kendrapara SP
Kendrapara SP Madkar Sandeep Sampat is 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 is now posted as Rayagada SP
Baliguda SDPO Yash Pratap Srimal is now posted as Sonepur SP
