Odisha DGP Y B Khurania (IPS:1990:OD) is reportedly piqued with several IPS officers posted in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack for their frequent absence from official functions of the state police organized in the twin cities.
It came to light after the state police headquarters dispatched a letter to 36 IPS officers on Monday directing them to attend all police-organized events.
The letter signed by Additional Director General (Headquarters) Prateek Mohanty (IPS:2000:OD) says that the DGP has observed that many senior officers have not been attending official functions organised by different verticals of Odisha police. The letter asks them to attend the said official functions without fail.
This directive has excluded those officers who are posted in the vigilance department, fire and emergency services, and prisons directorate, as these wings are not under the administrative control of state police.
The order further directs these officers to essentially seek specific exemption from the DGP if they are unable to attend these functions due to unavoidable official commitments.
According to police sources, this action was taken after DGP Khurania took serious note of IPS officers’ absence during a felicitation ceremony at Police Bhawan on Monday. The event had been organized to honour sports personnel in the state police who brought laurels to the force by their performances in national and state-level competitions.
A police official said that the DGP virtually wants to ensure discipline and collective representation at official gatherings. He, however, also added that the order should not be treated as a diktat but as an attempt to ensure their active participation on such occasions.
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