Odisha: 3 senior IPS officers get new responsibilities

Priya Ranjan Swain Published On : Jun 7, 2023 at 7:34 PM

Bhubaneswar: Additional Director General of Police (CID-CB) Arun Bothra, a 1996-batch IPS officer, will hold the additional charge of Managing Director of Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), said a notification issued by the Home department today.

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange, a 2013-batch IAS officer, was holding the additional charge of the Managing Director of CRUT.

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Diptesh Kumar Pattanayak, a 1997-batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the CMD of OSRTC, said the notification.

Pattanayak was earlier working as the ADGP-cum-IG of Prisons and Correctional Services. He was also holding the additional charge of CMD of OSRTC.

Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur, a 1998-batch IPS officer, has been given the additional Charge of ADGP-cum-IG of Prisons and Correctional Services, said the notification.