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Odisha govt effects minor reshuffle at senior IPS level

Bhubaneswar, July 9 (UNI) The Odisha Government today effected a minor reshuffle at the senior IPS level, appointing 1994-batch IPS officer Sanjeeb Panda as Additional Director General (ADG), Anti-Naxal Operations.
A notification issued by the Home Department stated that Sanjeeb Panda, currently serving as ADG, Training, and Director, BPSPA, has been transferred and posted as ADG, Anti-Naxal Operations, with immediate effect.
He will oversee the functioning of both the Special Intelligence Wing (SIW) and Anti-Naxal Operations and will report directly to the Director General and Inspector General of Police, Odisha.
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