New top cop of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack bats for intelligence-based

Senior IPS officer Sudhanshu Sarangi, who on Wednesday assumed charge as the Commissioner of Police-Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, stressed on intelligence report-based policing to curb crime in the twin cities, especially cyber offences.

Sarangi, a 1990-batch IPS officer, replaced Satyajit Mohanty, who has been posted as Additional DGP (Prisons) and Director Correctional Services (DCS) in a recent reshuffle in Odisha Police on Monday.

"There are several strategies in policing. Some believe in community policing and some in problem-solving policing. But, I personally believe in intelligence-led policing," he told reporters here.

Sarangi said that rising cyber crime will be a challenge for the police in the coming days.

"Every crime has a cyber aspect. The criminals are using mobile phones and email. We hope we will perform better in curbing cyber crimes," he said.

Sarangi has served as Director of the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB), Odisha, and as the SP of Malkangiri, Sundargarh, Berhampur, Balasore and Keonjhar districts.