Odisha govt removes B K Sharma as DGP, appoints Abhay in his place

The Odisha government on Wednesday night removed B K Sharma as the Director-General of Police (DGP) and appointed Abhay, a 1986-batch IPS officer, as the new police chief, a notification issued by the Home Department said. The action came barely minutes after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik constituted a three-member committee, headed by the chief secretary, to probe the allegations against Sharma, who was also in-charge of Fire Service and Home Guard.

The Odisha government on Wednesday night removed B K Sharma as the Director-General of Police (DGP) and appointed Abhay, a 1986-batch IPS officer, as the new police chief, a notification issued by the Home Department said. The action came barely minutes after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik constituted a three-member committee, headed by the chief secretary, to probe the allegations against Sharma, who was also in-charge of Fire Service and Home Guard. November 21, 2019 at 06:44AM https://ift.tt/2KIXH2G