Senior IPS officer YB Khurania likely to be next Odisha DGP

Bhubaneswar: 1990 batch IPS officer Yogesh Bahadur Khurania (YB Khurania) is likely to become the next Director General of Police (DGP) of Odisha.

The Central government has approved premature repatriation of senior IPS officer Y B Khurania to Odisha amid speculations that he may become the next Odisha DGP.

Prior to his repatriation to the parent cadre, Khurania was posted as the Special DG, BSF Headquarters in New Delhi.

“The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for premature repatriation of Shri Y.B Khurania, IPS (OD;90), Special DG BSF to his parent cadre with immediate effect,” read a notification issued by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet.

The senior IPS officer was serving as Additional DGP (Provisioning) in Odisha before proceeding on Central deputation.

In Odisha, he had served as Superintendent of Police of Nayagarh, Jajpur, Rourkela, Mayurbhanj & Ganjam districts.

He also served as southern range & northern range DIG, Additional CP & Police Commissioner of Police Commissionerate Bhubaneswar-Cuttack.

Khurania also served as the Director of Biju Patnaik State Police Academy (BPSPA)-cum-IG Training.

As the Mayurbhanj SP, he had arrested dreaded Dara Singh, a Bajrang Dal member who was convicted for the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in Baripada.

Besides, he had arrested the dreaded gangster Dhala Samanta brothers, Sushant and Sushil Dhal Samanta, also known as ‘D-brothers’ in January 2016 when he was the Police Commissioner of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack.

Khurania during his service career has received many commendations and rewards. Notable among them are Governor’s Medal and President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service.