Bhubaneswar, November 1: The Odisha Government on Sunday effected a reshuffle in the senior police administration, transferring Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services Susanta Kumar Nath as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Home Department.

Eight IPS officers and one Odisha Police Service (OPS) officer have been assigned new responsibilities as part of the administrative changes.

According to a notification issued by the Home Department, Susanta Kumar Nath, IPS (RR 1993), who was serving as Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Odisha, has been posted as OSD in the Home Department.

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Dr. Santosh Bala, IPS (RR 1995), Director of the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL), Bhubaneswar, has been allowed to continue with the additional charge of Additional Director General of Prisons and Director, Correctional Services, Odisha.

The additional charge of ADG, Prisons has been withdrawn from Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur, IPS (RR 1998). He will continue as the Transport Commissioner. 

Similarly, Rajesh Kumar, IPS (RR 1998), Additional Director General of Police, State Armed Police (SAP), Bhubaneswar, has been allowed to continue with the additional charge of Special Secretary, Home Department.

Sarah Sharma, IPS (RR 2010), who has recently been repatriated from Central Deputation, has been posted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Vigilance.

In another change, Gundala Reddy Raghavendra, IPS (RR 2019), Superintendent of Police, Jharsuguda, has been transferred and posted as Additional Inspector General (AIG), State Police Headquarters, Cuttack.

Amritpal Singh, IPS (RR 2021), who was serving as SP, Nuapada, has been posted as SP, State Police Headquarters, Cuttack.

Sonali Singh Parmar, IPS (RR 2022), Additional SP, Khordha, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Jharsuguda.

Senior OPS officer Tapan Narayana Rath, who was serving as Additional Inspector General at State Police Headquarters, Cuttack, has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Nuapada.