Telangana Names Bhagwat Hyderabad Police Commissioner

The Telangana government has appointed Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat as Hyderabad police commissioner, replacing V.C. Sajjanar, in an order reshuffling senior police and departmental posts across the state. Government Order No. 1654, dated November 12, 2026, sets out transfers and appointments affecting 21 Indian Police Service officers, according to reports describing the order.

Sajjanar has been transferred to the post of Director General of Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence. He will also hold additional charge of the Special Protection Force. The order appoints Bhagwat, an IPS officer from the 1995 batch, as commissioner; Sajjanar is from the 1996 batch.

The reshuffle also moves Soumya Mishra from Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services to DGP, Women and Safety, SHE Teams and Bharosa. She will additionally hold the posts of DGP, Organisation and DGP, Legal. Swati Lakra has been appointed to lead Prisons and Correctional Services and will hold additional charge of DGP, Home Guards.

Anil Kumar, who headed DGP Operations, Greyhounds and Octopus, has been appointed vice-chairman and managing director of the Telangana State Road Transport...