The new DCPs of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack took charge on Monday. While Umashankar Dash, an IPS Officer of 2008 batch joined as Bhubaneswar DCP, Prateek Singh, an IPS Officer of 2014 batch joined as Cuttack DCP.
The two outgoing DCPs Anup Sahu and Akhileswar Singh duly handed over the charges to the new incumbents at a scaled-down function here in presence of Commissioner of Police Dr Sudhansu Sarangi. Welcoming the new officers a hoped that the new officers would act efficiently using their expertise and experience earned over the years.
Bhubaneswar new DCP Dash outlined two major problems of the police personnel. They have to combating the coronavirus pandemic as well as offering meaningful services to the general public while remaining safe.
The new Cuttack DCP Singh said “Cuttack is a historic as well as important city. It would be a challenge to work here during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Sarangi bade adieu to the outgoing officers by touching their elbows without shaking hands, obeying the Covid guidelines.