Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Get New DCsP Amid Challenging COVID-19 Situation

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Umashankar Dash and Prateek Singh assumed charge as the new DCsP of the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, respectively on Monday.

At a special function held at Commissionerate Police building, Umashankar Dash took charge as Bhubaneswar DCP from Anup Sahoo.

We bid farewell to ⁦@anupkumarsahoo⁩ & Akhileswar Singh & welcomed ⁦@usd_ind⁩ & Sri Prateek Singh today to our team.

Hope the new ⁦@dcpbbsr⁩ & ⁦@dcp_cuttack⁩ will have successful tenures & dedicate themselves to the service of the people. 👍 pic.twitter.com/VanvSdFg7k

— Dr Sudhanshu Sarangi (@SarangiSudhansu) July 20, 2020

“It is proud moment for me to be a part of Commissionerate Police. At the same time, it will be a challenge as my predecessors including Anup Sahoo have done their duties remarkably well and it is now my job to carry all the good work and initiatives forward. I will try my best to live up to the expectations,” said Umashankar Dash.

Dash further stated that enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines and keeping the entire force safe will certainly be challenging.

I relinquished charge of @dcpbbsr to join my new posting today. I Thank my seniors,colleagues, friends in media and people of the city for their support and cooperation. My best wishes to both the new DCPs. @cpbbsrctc @odisha_police @SarangiSudhansu @usd_ind pic.twitter.com/lwlB8aihxO

— Anup Kumar Sahoo (@anupkumarsahoo) July 20, 2020

Prateek Singh assumed charge as Cuttack DCP today taking over the baton from Akhilesvar Singh.

“Cuttack is a historic as well as important city. I am happy to have got the opportunity to work here,” said Prateek Singh.

Both Prateek Singh and Umashankar Dash got their new assignments in Commissionerate Police after Odisha government had effected a major IPS reshuffle last week.

(Edited By Bikram Keshari Jena)

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