Bhubaneswar, March 7 -- Two senior Odisha cadre IPS officers were promoted to the rank of Director General (DG) of Police by the state government today.

Senior IPS officer Lalit Das (1992-batch) has been promoted to the grade of DG of police under sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the IPS (Pay) Rules, 2016, said a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievances department today.

Similarly, IPS officer Sapna Tewari (1992-batch), who is now on central deputation, has been allowed to avail promotion to the grade of DG of police under sub-rule (5) of rule 8 of IPS (Pay) Rules, 2016, it added.

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