IPS officer Jai Narayan Pankaj assumed office as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Special Task Force (STF), Crime Branch on Monday.
A notification regarding the transfer of the 2005-batch IPS officer had been issued by the State Government on August 20, following its approval by Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal.
Prior to this, Pankaj served as the DIG of Police, Keonjhar.