Debabrata Mohanty, Aug. 14 -- The Odisha government on Friday appointed senior IPS officer Vinaytosh Mishra as acting director general of police (DGP).

Mishra, currently director general of the Crime Branch and Criminal Investigation Department, will take additional charge as DGP after incumbent Y.B. Khurania retires on August 16, the state government said in a statement.

"After the retirement of incumbent DGP YB Khurania on August 16, Vinaytosh Mishra, DGP, CID, Crime Branch will remain in additional charge of DGP (Head of Police Force) until further orders," the government said.

The appointment comes a day after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) assured the Supreme Court that it would defer its selection process for the stat...