In the first major reshuffle effected after 100 days of the Mohan Majhi-led BJP government in Odisha, while many controversial IPS officers have been shunted, former Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police’s chief Sanjeeb Panda and former Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh seem to have paid a hefty price for the Bharatpur custodial assault incident.

Close on the heels of a massive controversy that erupted around the alleged custodial abuse of an Army officer and his fiancée in a Bhubaneswar police station recently, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Saturday (September 28, 2024) it was essential to treat women who come to the police station with complaints with the utmost respect and care.

The Odisha government has undertaken a significant reshuffle by transferring 50 IPS officers, including Bhubaneswar police commissioner Sanjeeb Panda

Odisha government on Sunday effected a major reshuffle in the IPS cadre and appointed Suresh Dev Datta Singh as the commissioner of Commssionerate Police.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Sunday effected a major reshuffle in the IPS cadre. As per a notification from the Home Department, Suresh Dev Datta Singh was appointed as the Commissioner of Police for the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Singh,