Bhubaneswar: Uma Shankar Das and Prateek Singh Monday officially took charges as the new Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack respectively at Police Seva Bhawan here.
While Das took charges from outgoing Bhubaneswar DCP Anup Kumar Sahoo, Singh received charge from former Cuttack DCP Akhileswar Singh.
Sahoo has been appointed as DIG (Intelligence) while Singh as SP, Puri.
Both Das and Singh were appointed as the new DCPs in the recent reshuffle. Das previously served as Superintendent of Police (SP) in Puri district and his appointment as DCP, Bhubaneswar is considered as a reward for conducting this year’s Rath Yatra amid the trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Singh has previously served as the SP in Kandhamal district.
Commissioner of Police Sudhanshu Sarangi and Additional Commissioner of Police Sanjay Singh welcomed both the new DCPs.
PNN