Hyderabad: In a major change, senior IPS officer Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat (1995 batch) has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, replacing VC Sajjanar (1996 batch). Sajjanar has been transferred and posted as Director General of Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence.
The Telangana government issued orders transferring and posting several senior IPS officers across the state police department and other key government institutions.
The transfers were notified through GO No.1654, dated November 12, 2026, issued by the General Administration (Special B) Department.
The government has also announced changes involving the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), CID, Greyhounds, OCTOPUS, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC), Civil Supplies and Traffic Management departments.
