Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat has been appointed the new Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, as part of a Telangana government reshuffle transferring 21 IPS officers, including senior Director General-level officials. V.C. Sajjanar has been moved to head the state’s Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence services.
The order was issued by Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju on Thursday. Bhagwat, who was serving as Director General of Police (Law and Order), previously became the first Commissioner of Police of Rachakonda and held the post for more than six and a half years.
Under the reshuffle, Bhagwat will take charge of policing in Hyderabad city. V.C. Sajjanar has been posted as Director General of Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence, and has also been given full additional charge of the Director General of Police, State Protection Force.
The order also changes the leadership of several departments connected to public safety, transport and administration. Dr Soumya Mishra, Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, has been appointed DGP, Women and Safety, SHE Teams and Bharosa. She will also hold additional charge of the posts of DGP, Organisation, and DGP, Legal. Swati Lakra has been transferred to head Prisons and Correctional Services and will additionally oversee Home Guards.
Charu Sinha has been appointed Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and will retain additional charge as DGP, Criminal Investigation Department, until further orders. Dr Anil Kumar has been moved from the leadership of Greyhounds and Octopus to become Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation.
Vikram Singh Mann has been appointed DGP, Operations, Greyhounds and Octopus, and will also hold additional charge of the Police Housing Corporation. M. Stephen Raveendra has been posted as Director of the Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau, while Akun Sabharwal has been appointed Additional DGP, Law and Order, Telangana, with additional charge of Coordination and Technical Services.
The reshuffle includes several appointments linked to traffic management and road safety in Hyderabad. D. Joel Davis, who was Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Hyderabad City, has been posted as Joint Director, Road Safety and Joint Director, Traffic, TG-TMARS, while continuing as Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Hyderabad City. K. Ramesh Naidu has been transferred to head the Railways division and will report to the Director of TG-TMARS.
Other changes include the appointment of Sri Kartikeya as Inspector General of Police, Multi-Zone-I, with additional charge as Director of the Integrated Command and Control Centre. S. Chandrasekhar Reddy has been posted as Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and Sanjay Kumar Jain has been given additional charge as Additional DGP, Training.
The order also makes appointments across several zones and administrative posts, including Zone VI, Charminar; Zone VII, Jogulamba; Zone II, Basara; the Intelligence division; the State Crime Records Bureau; and the Hyderabad City police’s Smart Mobility and Information Technology division.
