Deserved Cop For Twin City

Bhubaneswar (Pramit Pramathes Satpathy): Soumendra Priyadarsi, the name is enough in Odisha Police. With marvelous work records in various positions, Priyadarsi is now the most important post holder of State police. The law and order situation of twin city was slipping day by day. The Nayapalli murder case and recent CRPF square murder along with other criminal activities thrilled the capital.

At last the home department was compelled to reshuffle the officers and appointed Soumendra Priyadarshi as the new police commissioner of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar. Priyadarshi, a resident of Khordha district and a 1995 batch IPS, will replace Dr. Sudhansu Sarangi, who has been transferred and posted as CMD of Odisha State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation. Priyadarsi is currently serving as the addl DG crime branch.

His works were praiseworthy while he was the OSD of Nabakalebar in 2015, IG of Odisha Police and Addl director general of crime branch. The recent Pathak father-son and Pradeep Panigrahi case was under his surveillance.

His work performance as the SP and DCP of Silver City Cuttack was really unforgettable. The 2005 Dipu Sahu encounter in Shankarpur area in Cuttack is really praiseworthy. As the OSD, he was successfully maintained the arrangements, law and order situation and all other things in the Nabakalebara of Sri Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra.

Speaking to newsmen, Soumendra Priyadarshi said, “The government has given huge responsibility showing immense faith in me. I will try my level best to perform my duty with utmost sincerity and honesty. My first priority will be to bring increasing criminal activities in the twin-city under control”. The Reporters Today family wishes him best for his new assignment.