The State Government on Tuesday made a major reshuffle in the IPS cadre. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a list of 12 such officers after it was recommended by the Home Department.
According to a notification, Amrita Das, previously appointed as Baleswar SP, was posted as Commandant of the Odisha State Armed Police (OSAP) 7th Battalion. She replaced 2001-batch officer S Shyni who got appointed as Jharsuguda SP.
Dillip Deo was posted as SP of SIW, while Bhawani Mishra was posted at AIG Headquarters. Sanjib Aurora is the new DCP of Cuttack, while RK Singh and Praveen Kumar were appointed as Vigilance SPs.
Similarly, Dayanidhi Gochhayat, who was Khordha SP, was appointed as Sundergarh SP, while Dillip Das took over his place. Besides, Nihar Das was appointed as Bhadrak SP, Prafulla Patra as Boudh SP and Jai Narayan Pankaj as Baleswar SP.