Bhubaneswar: State Government today transferred senior IPS Officer Ashish Kumar Singh to the Home Department as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD).
“Ashish Kumar Singh, IPS, (RR-2004), IGP, CM (security) is transferred and posted as OSD, Home Department with immediate effect,” said a notification issued by the Home Department today.
Following a complaint by Odisha BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state, the Election Commission had, on April 2, transferred eight senior IAS and IPS officers, including Shri Singh to non-election duties.
As per the order, Shri Singh was transferred and posted as IGP, Chief Minister’s security. Later, the BJP complained a lot about various senior officials.
The EC had, in May, suspended senior IPS officer D S Kutey, who was serving as special secretary to CM, for “unduly interfering in the conduct of elections”.
The EC had also directed Shri Singh to be present for a detailed medical examination before a board constituted by the director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar as he was on medical leave for a long time.
After a six-member board of the AIIMS submitted its report stating that Shri Singh was mentally and physically fit.
He joined services and DGP Arun Kumar Sarangi stated that Shri Singh had resumed duty in the Special Intelligence Wing on June 3.