Odisha has announced a reshuffle of Indian Police Service and Odisha Police Service officers, revising district and headquarters responsibilities through a Home Department notification reported on November 1.
Sonali Singh Parmar has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Jharsuguda, while Tapan Narayana Rath has been assigned the Nuapada district police chief position. Sarah Sharma, who returned from central deputation, has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Vigilance.
Susanta Kumar Nath has been shifted from Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services to Officer on Special Duty in the Home Department. Dr Santosh Bala continues with additional prisons responsibilities. Other changes include Gundala Reddy Raghavendra’s posting to Police Headquarters and Amritpal Singh’s headquarters assignment.
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Importantly, 1998-batch IPS officer Amitabh Thakur has been retained as Transport Commissioner, Odisha, Cuttack. He has not been newly appointed to that position under this order. Rajesh Kumar also retains additional charge as Special Secretary in the Home Department.
The changes combine district-level police leadership appointments with continuity in senior specialised assignments. The original Home Department notification was not independently retrieved for this report.