Telangana reshuffles 21 IPS officers with Mahesh Bhagwat as Hyderabad Commissioner
Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat replaces V.C. Sajjanar as the new Hyderabad Police Commissioner in a major administrative shake-up.
The Telangana government on Thursday, November 12, 2026, ordered a major reshuffle of 21 IPS officers across the state police department and various government organisations, according to The Hindu.
Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat has been appointed as the new Hyderabad Police Commissioner, succeeding V.C. Sajjanar. Sajjanar has been transferred to the role of Director General of Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence, and will also hold additional charge as Director General of the Special Protection Force.
In other key appointments, Dr Soumya Mishra has been named DGP of Women and Safety, SHE Teams and Bharosa, with additional charges as DGP, Organisation and DGP (Legal). Swati Lakra has been appointed Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services and will also hold additional charge as DGP, Home Guards.
Charu Sinha has been appointed Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while retaining additional charge as DGP, CID. Vikram Singh Mann has been appointed DGP (Operations), Greyhounds and Octopus, replacing Anil Kumar, who has been transferred to serve as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC).
Additional appointments include Akun Sabharwal as Additional DGP (Law and Order), Y. Nagi Reddy as Commissioner of Civil Supplies, and M. Stephen Raveendra as Director of the Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau (TG-TMARS).
S. Chandrasekhar Reddy has been appointed Director of the ACB, relieving Avinash Mohanthy of the additional charge.
Other transfers include Kartikeya as IG, Multi-Zone-I, K. Ramesh Naidu as IG, Railways, and D. Joel Davis as Joint Director of Road Safety and Traffic at TG-TMARS.
The orders were notified through a government order issued by Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju.