Odisha government reshuffles IPS and OPS officers in police administration
Director General of Prisons Susanta Kumar Nath has been transferred to the Home Department as Officer on Special Duty.
The Odisha government has transferred several Indian Police Service (IPS) and Odisha Police Service (OPS) officers to new positions across the state, according to reports by OTV, The Hawk, and Kalinga TV.
In a major change, 1993-batch IPS officer Susanta Kumar Nath, who served as Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, has been posted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Home Department.
The notification issued by the Home Department on November 1, 2026, also detailed other key changes in the police administration.
IPS Amitabh Thakur, a 1998-batch officer, will continue as Transport Commissioner in Cuttack but has been relieved of his additional charge as Additional DG of Police, Prisons.
Dr Santosh Bala, a 1995-batch IPS officer and Director of State Forensic Science Laboratory, will continue to hold the additional charge of Additional DG Prisons and Director of Correctional Services.
Other transfers include IPS Sarah Sharma, who has been posted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Vigilance, and IPS Gundala Reddy Raghavendra, who moved from Superintendent of Police (SP), Jharsuguda, to Assistant Inspector General (AIG), State Police Headquarters, Cuttack.
Additionally, IPS Amritpal Singh has been transferred from SP, Nuapada, to State Police Headquarters, while IPS Sonali Singh Parmar has been posted as SP, Jharsuguda. OPS officer Tapan Narayana Rath has been transferred from AIG, State Police Headquarters, to SP, Nuapada.