Cuttack, 9th Aug 2025: The Odisha Police Department has carried out a major reshuffle, transferring 21 inspectors currently serving across the state. These officers have been appointed to various vacant posts in police stations and establishments. An official notification regarding the transfers was issued by the Police Headquarters on Wednesday.
Key Transfers Include:
- Sheshadev Bhoi: Koraput → Subarnapur
- Sushant Behera: Bhubaneswar Special Branch → Mayurbhanj
- Sudip Mahapatra: STF → Mayurbhanj
- Bijay Sahu: Nayagarh → BTI Burla
- Krupa Bag: BTI Burla → Subarnapur
- Balunkeshwar Nayak: Sundargarh → Angul
- Rashmiranjan Pradhan: Koraput → Nayagarh
- Hemant Majhi: Women & Child Crime Cell → Crime Branch
- Aravinda Mahanti: Bhadrak → Bhubaneswar Special Branch
- Bijay Kumar: Police Headquarters → Malkangiri
- Samal: Keonjhar → Jagatsinghpur
- Sheshadev Behera: Kalahandi → Khordha
- Saroj Kumar Nayak: Angul → Jharsuguda
- Sunil Kumar Soren: Malkangiri → Sundargarh
- Arun Baliarsingh: Security Wing → Khordha
- Birabar Bhagat: Kalahandi → Jharsuguda
- Bijay Kumar Bek: Rourkela GRP → Sundargarh
- Pradeepta Kumar Kanungo: Jagatsinghpur → Bhadrak
- Prashant Bhupati: Gajapati → Berhampur
- Niraj Kumar Samal: Bhadrak → Crime Branch (Transfer kept on hold)
- Filling of 3 AAI Posts in Bhubaneswar Special Branch:
- ASI Mahendra Tandi (Balangir)
- Jitendra Samal (Balasore)
- Mirza Moin Beg (Jagatsinghpur)
This large-scale reshuffle is expected to bring momentum to the functioning and administration of the state police.