Telangana effects major IPS reshuffle; Mahesh Bhagwat posted Hyderabad Police Commissioner
Hyderabad, Nov. 12 (TNT) : The Telangana government on Thursday ordered a major reshuffle of the police administration, transferring and posting 21 IPS officers, including several senior officers at the rank of Director General of Police (DGP).
According to orders issued by Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju, Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat (1995 batch) has been posted as the new Hyderabad Police Commissioner, replacing V.C. Sajjanar, who has been transferred as Director General of Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence.
Dr Soumya Mishra (1994 batch), who was serving as Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, has been posted DGP, Women and Safety, SHE Teams and Bharosa. She will also hold additional charge of DGP, Organisation and DGP (Legal).
Swati Lakra (1995 batch), who was serving as DGP, Organisation and Home Guards, has been appointed Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, while retaining additional charge of DGP, Home Guards.
Charu Sinha (1996 batch) has been posted as Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), while retaining additional charge of DGP, CID.
Dr Anil Kumar (1996 batch), who was heading Greyhounds and Octopus, has been transferred as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC).
Nagi Reddy (1997 batch) has been posted Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government in the Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies Department.
Vikram Singh Mann (1998 batch) has been posted as DGP (Operations), Greyhounds and Octopus, while M. Stephen Raveendra (1999 batch) has been appointed Director, Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau (TG-TMARS).
Akun Sabharwal (2001 batch) has been appointed Additional DGP (Law and Order), with additional charge of Coordination and Technical Services.
Among other appointments, S. Chandrasekhar Reddy has been posted as Director, ACB, while Kartikeya has been transferred as Inspector General of Police, Multi-Zone-I.
The reshuffle also covers traffic management, road safety, intelligence, coordination and other police wings across the state.
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