Govt transfers 21 IPS officers

Mahesh Bhagwat named new Hyderabad CP

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In a major administrative overhaul, the Telangana government on Thursday ordered the transfer and posting of 21 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers across key wings of the state police department and allied organisations.

Senior IPS officer Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat has been appointed the new Hyderabad Police Commissioner, succeeding V C Sajjanar. Sajjanar has been posted as Director General of Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence, with full additional charge of the Special Protection Force (SPF).

Dr Soumya Mishra, formerly Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, has been appointed DGP, Women Safety, SHE Teams and Bharosa. She will hold additional charge as DGP (Organisation) and DGP (Legal).

Swati Lakra (1995 batch), who served as DGP (Organisation and Home Guards), replaces Mishra as DG of Prisons and Correctional Services, while retaining oversight of the Home Guards department.

Charu Sinha has been named Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and will continue to hold additional charge as DGP, Crime Investigation Department (CID). S Chandrasekhar Reddy has been posted as Director, ACB.

Vikram Singh Mann will take charge as DGP (Operations), Greyhounds and Octopus, replacing Dr Anil Kumar. Akun Sabharwal has been appointed Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), while Kartikeya takes over as Inspector General (IG), Multi-Zone-I, and K Ramesh Naidu as IG, Railways.

Dr Anil Kumar has been posted as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC). His predecessor, Y Nagi Reddy, has been appointed Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Ex-Officio Principal Secretary to the government in the Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies department.

M. Stephen Raveendra (1999 batch) has been named Director of the Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau (TG-TMARS).D Joel Davis will serve as Joint Director (Road Safety) and Joint Director (Traffic), TG-TMARS, alongside holding additional charge as Hyderabad Traffic Joint Commissioner.

Sree Bala Devi has been posted as Deputy Director (Administration), TG-TMARS, and V Aravinda Babu has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (SM&IT), Hyderabad City. The government orders also assigned additional responsibilities to IPS officers G Chandana Deepthi, R Bhaskaran, K Narayana Naik, and L S Chowhan.