Sambalpur: Senior IPS officer Himanshu Kumar Lal takes over as IG Sambalpur

Sambalpur: Himanshu Lal has joined as the new IG of the Northern Police Range. 2003 batch IPS Himanshu was earlier in charge of Eastern Police Range IG and Mr. Lal recently received a medal from the Governor for his outstanding performance. Shri Lal led the police team and rendered commendable service in the Bahanga railway accident. He was also felicitated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a special ceremony held at Lok Seva Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.

Presently Mr. Lal has been given charge of the Northern Range. After Joining, Mr. Lal supervised the security arrangements on Tuesday due to the Prime Minister’s three-day visit to Sambalpur. Mr. Lal has a lot of challenges ahead of him as the Northern range is politically sensitive with the industry hub. Mr. Lal also has experience in the range as he has been in charge of the Northern range industry. It is worth noting that IG Dr. Deepak Kumar Northern Police Range has transferred.