Bhubaneswar, Ap 5: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has given the green signal to the appointments of new officials in key law enforcement positions across Odisha.
Brijesh Kumar Rai is set to take on the role of Rourkela Superintendent of Police (SP), while Prakash R will assume the responsibilities of Cuttack Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), and Dr. Umashankar Dash will be appointed as Angul Superintendent of Police (SP).
This decision follows the earlier directive from the ECI mandating the transfer of three officers, namely Rourkela SP Mitrabhanu Mahapatra, Cuttack DCP Kanwar Vishal Singh, and Angul SP Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra. Subsequently, the Odisha government acted upon the ECI's instructions and facilitated the transfer of these officials.
In a recent development, preceding this decision, the Election Commission of India directed the immediate transfer of two IAS officers and six IPS officers for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
This move was communicated through a letter from ECI Secretary Rakesh Kumar to Odisha Chief Secretary PK Jena, requesting the transfer of these eight officers to non-election-related positions.
ECI secretary Rakesh Kumar asked to transfer these eight officers to non-election-related posts. The officers include Inspector General of Police (Central Range) Ashis Singh, Cuttack District Collector Vineet Bharadwaj, Jagatsinghpur District Collector Parul Patwari, Cuttack DCP Kanwar Vishal Singh, Khordha SP Jugal Kishore Banoth, Rourkela SP Mitrabhanu Mohapatra, Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek Kumar, and Angul SP Sudhanshu Sekhar Mishra.
