Questions Over Sanjeeb Panda’s Suitability for Odisha DGP Post-Anti-Naxal success cannot be reduced to one officer; Bharatpur episode raises questions about leadership and judgment

By Our Correspondent BHUBANESWAR:With the process of selecting Odisha’s next Director General of Police and Head of Police Force gathering importance, questions are being raised over the suitability of senior IPS officer Sanjeeb Panda for the State’s highest police post. Panda, a 1994-batch IPS officer, was appointed ADG, Anti-Naxal Operations in July 2025, with responsibility [...]