Overview
- Binayatosh Mishra assumed additional charge as Odisha's Director General of Police at the State Police Headquarters in Cuttack after outgoing DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania left office.
- Mishra will continue to serve as DGP of the Crime Branch while holding the state police chief role on an interim basis.
- He told reporters his immediate priorities are women’s safety, tackling organised crime, curbing cybercrime and strengthening efforts to build a drug-free Odisha.
- The force will mobilize about 60,000 police personnel to coordinate with district administrations for festival security and to ensure safe public celebrations.
- Mishra ordered police coordination with the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and district administrations to assist flood-affected communities and protect lives and property.