Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has approved the appointments of the new Rourkela Superintendent of Police (SP), Cuttack Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), and Angul Superintendent of Police (SP).
“Brijesh Kumar Rai will be appointed as Rourkela SP, Prakash R as Cuttack DCP, and Dr. Umashankar Dash as Angul SP”, read the letter to Odisha Chief Secretary by the ECI.
Earlier, the ECI had ordered the transfer of three officers which includes Rourkela SP Mitrabhanu Mahapatra, Cuttack DCP Kanwar Vishal Singh, and Angul SP Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra.
Following the ECI order, the Odisha government transferred the officials.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered the immediate transfer of two IAS officers and six IPS officers ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
In a letter to Odisha chief secretary PK Jena, ECI secretary Rakesh Kumar asked to transfer these eight officers to non-election related posts. The officers are Inspector General of Police (central range) Ashis Singh, Cuttack District Collector Vineet Bharadwaj, Jagatsinghpur District Collector Parul Patwari, Cuttack Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Kanwar Vishal Singh, Khordha Superintendent of Police (SP) Jugal Kishore Banoth, Rourkela SP Mitrabhanu Mohapatra, Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek Kumar and Angul SP Sudhanshu Sekhar Mishra.
