Following the approval of Umesh Mishra’s voluntary retirement, IPS officer Utkal Ranjan Sahoo has been assigned the additional responsibility of the Director-General of Police (DGP) in Rajasthan. The announcement was made by the Rajasthan government on Friday, as stated in the order released on December 29.
According to the order, “Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, IPS, Director General and Commandant General, Home Guards, Rajasthan, Jaipur will hold the charge of the post of Director General of Police, Rajasthan, Jaipur, in addition to his duties until further orders.”
Utkal Ranjan Sahoo has roots in Odisha and is a 1988 batch IPS officer. He was promoted to DG rank in 2022. Before this, he was posted as DG (Director General) Home Guard for three and a half years.