By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Government on Wednesday appointed Sunil Kumar Bansal as the brand new Director-General of Police (DGP), Odisha.
Office of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik formally introduced the appointment of Bansal, a 1987 batch IPS officer.
Bansal, who’s on central deputation, is at the moment serving because the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB) and can assume cost of the brand new DGP from January 1, 2022. He will succeed Odisha DGP from 1986 batch IPS officer Abhay who shall be finishing his two-year tenure on December 31 this 12 months.
The 1987 batch IPS officer has served extensively in IB.
Before being elevated to the submit of particular director IB in October 2020, he was serving as the extra director IB. The senior IPS officer additionally had a stint as Joint Director (IB) in New Delhi.
Initiating the method for the appointment of the brand new DGP in October final week, the State Government had submitted a panel of names to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The MHA then despatched the checklist of three empanelled officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) which then scrutinised it and accepted the names of three senior IPS officers and requested the Odisha authorities to choose one identify for the highest submit of police administration within the state.
