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Telangana government transfers 21 IPS officers; Mahesh Bhagwat appointed Hyderabad police Commissioner

Hyderabad, Nov 12 (UNI) The Telangana government on Thursday ordered a major reshuffle of the police administration, transferring and posting 21 IPS officers, including 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 appointed as the new Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, 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 transferred as 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 as the new Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services. She will also hold 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).
Y. Nagi Reddy (1997 batch) has been appointed Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government in the Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies Department.
Vikram Singh Mann (1998 batch) will take charge as DGP (Operations), Greyhounds and Octopus, while M. Stephen Raveendra (1999 batch) has been posted as Director, Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau (TG-TMARS).
Akun Sabharwal (2001 batch), who is waiting for posting , has been appointed Additional DGP (Law and Order), with additional charge of Coordination and Technical Services.
Among other changes, S. Chandrasekhar Reddy has been posted as Director, ACB, while Kartikeya has been transferred as Inspector General of Police, Multi-Zone-I.
The orders also include changes in traffic management, road safety, intelligence, coordination and other police wings across the state.
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