Odisha cadre IPS YB Khurania appointed as IG BSF

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Oct 25, 2018 at 7:51 PM Updated On : Oct 25, 2018 at 7:54 PM

Bhubaneswar: Odisha cadre IPS officer YB Khurania has been appointed as Inspector General (IG) of Border Security Force (BSF) on deputation basis for a period of five years, an official release said.

According to a notification issued by the Home Department, Khurania, a 1990-batch IPS officer, who was serving as Additional DGP (Provisioning) has been relieved of his duties with Odisha police to take up his new assignment at the Centre.

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Khurania had also served as the Police Commissioner of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Commissionerate of Police. He was replaced by 1988-batch IPS Satyajit Mohanty.

Vinaytosh Mishra, currently serving as Additional DGP (Modernisation) has been given additional charge of Additional DGP (Provisioning) till appointment of a regular incumbent, the notification said.

Similarly, 1995-batch IPS officer Asheet Kumar Panigrahi, serving as Inspector General (IG) of Police (Headquarters) has been given additional duty of Additional DGP (Communications) till the appointment of a regular incumbent, it added.