Senior IPS officer YB Khurania returns to Odisha

The Centre on Friday removed BSF Director General (DG) Nitin Agrawal and his deputy Special DG (West) Y B Khurania, sending them back to their respective state cadres with immediate effect, according to a government order.

Khurania is expected to be made the head of the police force or the director general of police (DGP) in Odisha where the new BJP government has just taken charge.

Presently posted as Special DG, BSF, Western Command, Khurania has already served as the Superintendent of Police of Nayagarh, Jajpur, Rourkela, Mayurbhanj and Ganjam districts.

Besides, he also served as Southern Range and Northern Range DIG, Additional Commissioner of Police and Commissioner of Police of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Twin City, Director, BPSPA-cum-IG Training and Special DG (Operations) at the BSF Headquarters in New Delhi.

Presently, Arun Kumar Sarangi is serving as Odisha’s DGP in-charge.