Bhubaneswar: Amid incumbent Odisha DGP Abhay all set to retire on December 31, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appointed 1987-batch IPS officer Sunil Kumar Bansal as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of the state.
Notably, Bansal also served as the Superintendent of Police in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.
“On recommendation of the Union Public Service Commission and in the interest of public service, Shri Sunil Kumar Bansal, IPS (RR-1987) at present under Central Deputation as Special Director, IB Hdqrs., New Delhi is appointed as Director General of Police (HoPF), Odisha in the Apex Scale of Pay (Level 17) in the Pay Matrix for a period of two years with effect from the date of joining in the post,” a notification of Odisha Government’s Home Department said.
We welcome appointment of Shri Sunil Kumar Bansal as DGP of Odisha and look forward to his leadership.
Wishing him a memorable tenure . pic.twitter.com/0uORnXjanO— DGP, Odisha (@DGPOdisha) December 15, 2021
Sunil Kumar Bansal will be joining as DGP with onset of new year.
Bansal, a 1987-batch IPS officer, is currently serving as the Special Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB).
It is pertinent to mention that incumbent DGP Abhay was earlier scheduled to retire in June, this year. However, his tenure was later extended till December 31, 2021 by the State Government.
