Bhubaneswar: On Sunday, the Odisha government revealed a significant reshuffle involving high-ranking Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. Notably, Susanta Kumar Nath, the Director General of Prisons, has been reassigned to serve as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Home Department.
This transfer comes after a former woman jailor from Choudwar Circle Jail filed allegations of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation against Nath. A formal complaint was lodged at the Choudwar police station on October 31, leading to the registration of a case against him.
Meanwhile, Santosh Bala, who is a 1995-batch IPS officer and serves as the Director of the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL), will maintain his role as the Additional Director General of Prisons and Director of Odisha’s Correctional Services.
Amitabh Thakur, a senior IPS officer from the 1998 batch currently holding the position of Odisha Transport Commissioner in Cuttack, has been relieved of his additional duty as Additional Director General of Police (Prisons) and will focus solely on his role as Transport Commissioner.
Rajesh Kumar, another 1998-batch IPS officer and the Additional Director General of Police (SAP), will continue to serve as Special Secretary of the Home Department, retaining both roles.
Additionally, Sarah Sharma, a 2010-batch IPS officer, has returned from a central deputation and will now serve as Deputy Inspector General of Police (Vigilance).
In other transfers, Gundala Reddy Raghavendra, a 2019-batch IPS officer previously the Superintendent of Police in Jharsuguda, has been moved to Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) at the State Police Headquarters in Cuttack. Amritpal Singh, a 2021-batch IPS officer, has been reassigned from the role of Superintendent of Police in Nuapada to the State Police Headquarters. Lastly, Sonali Singh Parmar, who graduated in 2022 and was serving as Additional SP in Khordha, will now take over as the Superintendent of Police in Jharsuguda.
Tapan Narayana Rath, an officer in the Odisha Police Service (OPS) Senior Time Scale, has also been transferred from AIG at the State Police Headquarters in Cuttack to the position of Superintendent of Police in Nuapada.
