In a surprise move, the State Government on Friday named 1986-batch IPS officer Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma the new Director General of Police (DGP) in place of incumbent 1985-batch officer Kunwar Brajesh Singh.
Sharma was picked up among the five 1986-batch Odisha-cadre IPS officers, Pradip Kapur, Nageswar Rao and Abhay (all are now on Central deputation) and BK Shamra who is serving as the Crime Branch Special DG. The notification of Sharma’s appointment was issued when the DGP KB Singh was busy reviewing the law and order situation and inaugurating some police-sponsored projects in Sambalpur.Notably, Singh had also been posted in a dramatic manner when the Government replaced the then DGP Sanjeev Marik and sent him as head of the OSRTC. In the Wednesday reshuffle, KB Singh was named as the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation CMD BK Shamra was posted as the DG (Prisons).
Additional DG Arun Ray of 1988 batch was attached with the Police Headquarters in Cuttack while 1991-batch officer Debasis Panigrahi would continue as ADG, Vigilance.
