Bhubaneswar, (Reporterspen), Aug 16: Ending months of speculation, the Odisha government officially appointed senior IPS officer Yogesh Bahadur Khurania as the new Director General of Police (DGP) on Friday. The formal notification of his appointment was issued by the Odisha Home Department.
Khurania, a 1990-batch IPS officer, will succeed Arun Kumar Sarangi, who has been serving as the interim head of the state police force since December 2023. The appointment follows the Central government’s recent approval for Khurania’s premature repatriation to his parent cadre in Odisha. Prior to this, he served as Special Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF).
His unexpected repatriation had already sparked speculation about his imminent appointment as the DGP. Since December 2023, Odisha has been without a full-time DGP. Before his central deputation, Khurania served as Additional DGP (Provisioning) in Odisha and held several key positions, including Superintendent of Police in Nayagarh, Jajpur, Rourkela, Mayurbhanj, and Ganjam districts.
