HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has transferred 21 Indian Police Service officers across various postings. Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar has been moved out of the post and appointed Director General of Fire and Disaster Response. Mahesh Bhagwat has been named the new Hyderabad Police Commissioner, according to orders issued by Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju.
Among other key appointments, Charu Sinha has been named Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), and Anil Kumar Managing Director of the state road transport corporation. Nagi Reddy has been appointed Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Soumya Mishra DGP for Women and Safety, and Swati Lakra DGP Prisons. Vikram Singh Mann will head the Greyhounds and Octopus as DGP, while Akun Sabharwal has been named Additional DGP for Law and Order. Sanjay Kumar Jain has been given additional charge as ADGP Training.
At TG-TMARS, Stephen Ravindra has been named Director, Joel Davis Joint Director and Baladevi Deputy Director. S. Chandrasekhar Reddy has been appointed ACB Director. Karthikeya will serve as IGP Multi Zone-1, K. Ramesh Naidu as IGP Railways, and R. Bhaskaran as DIG Intelligence. Chandana Deepti has been given additional charge as DIG Gadwal (Zone-7), Narayana Naik as DIG Basara (Zone-2) and L.S. Chauhan as DIG Coordination. V. Aravinda Babu has been named Hyderabad DCP for Social Media and IT.
Sajjanar, born on October 24, 1968, is a 1996-batch IPS officer. He began his career as Assistant Superintendent of Police in Janagaon in the erstwhile Warangal district and later served as Superintendent of Police in Nalgonda, Kadapa, Guntur, Warangal and Medak. He was Cyberabad Police Commissioner from 2018 to 2021, became Managing Director of the state road transport corporation in September 2021, and took charge as Hyderabad Police Commissioner on September 30, 2025. He received the Police Internal Security Medal in 2004 and the Meritorious Service Police Medal in 2014.