The Telangana government has notified transfers and postings of 21 IPS officers. The General Administration (Spl.B) Department issued the order, G.O.Rt.No.1654, dated 12.11.2026 as printed. Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju signed it, by order and in the name of the Governor of Telangana.
Sri Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat (IPS 1995), Director General of Police (L&O), has been posted as Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. He replaces Sri V.C. Sajjanar (IPS 1996), who has been posted as Director General, Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence. Sajjanar also holds full additional charge of the post of DG, SPF, until further orders.
Dr. Soumya Mishra (IPS 1994), Director General of Prisons & Correctional Services, becomes DGP, Women & Safety, SHE Teams and Bharosa. She also gets full additional charge of DGP, Organization and DGP (Legal). Ms. Swati Lakra (IPS 1995) moves in as Director General of Prisons & Correctional Services, with full additional charge of DGP, Home Guards. Ms. Charu Sinha (IPS 1996) is posted as Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau, with full additional charge of DGP, CID.
Dr. Anil Kumar (IPS 1996), DGP (Operations), Greyhounds & Octopus, is posted as Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, replacing Sri Y. Nagi Reddy (IPS 1997). Nagi Reddy becomes Commissioner, Civil Supplies and Ex-Officio Principal Secretary, CAF&CS Department, replacing Sri M. Stephen Raveendra (IPS 1999). He also holds additional charge of Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Civil Supplies Corporation, and will act as Controller of Legal Metrology. Raveendra is posted as Director, Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau (TG-TMARS).
Sri Vikram Singh Mann (IPS 1998) is posted as DGP (Operations), Greyhounds & Octopus, with additional charge of DGP, Police Housing Corporation. Sri Sanjay Kumar Jain (IPS 1997), ADGP, TGSP, gets full additional charge of ADGP, Training. An officer listed as Sri Arun Sabharwal (IPS 2001), whose first name is unclear in the low-resolution copy, was waiting for posting. He is posted as ADGP (L&O), with additional charge of ADGP, Coordination and ADGP, Technical Services (T-Spark).
The order also covers IG and DIG-level postings. S. Chandrasekhar Reddy (IPS 2004) is posted as Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, relieving Avinash Mohanthy (IPS 2005) of additional charge. Kartikeya (IPS 2006) becomes IGP, Multi-Zone-I, and K. Ramesh Naidu (IPS 2006) becomes IGP, Railways. D. Joel Davis (IPS 2010) is posted as Joint Director, Road Safety and Joint Director, Traffic, TG-TMARS. L.S. Chowhan (IPS 2009) is posted as DIG, Coordination. G. Chandana Deepthi, R. Bhaskaran and K. Narayana Naik receive additional charges. Sree Bala Devi is posted as Deputy Director (Admn), TG-TMARS, and V. Aravinda Babu as DCP, SM&IT, Hyderabad City. Both are IPS (SPS) officers who were waiting for posting.
