The Government of Telangana has issued orders for transfers, postings and additional responsibilities involving senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers across various departments. The General Administration (Spl.B) Department notified the changes through Government Order G.O.Rt.No.1654, dated November 12, 2026.
The order contains 21 personnel-related entries covering appointments and additional-charge arrangements in the Police Department, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Prisons and Correctional Services, Civil Supplies, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC), and the Telangana Traffic Management, Road and Rail Safety Bureau (TG-TMARS).
Under the new arrangements, Dr. Soumya Mishra, a 1994-batch IPS officer, has been transferred from the position of Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services and posted as Director General of Police, Women & Safety, SHE Teams and Bharosa, Hyderabad. Dr. Soumya Mishra has also been assigned full additional charge of Police Organisation and Police Legal Services.
Swati Lakra, a 1995-batch IPS officer, has been transferred and posted as Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, replacing Dr. Soumya Mishra. Swati Lakra will also hold additional charge of the Home Guards.
In another significant posting, Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat, a 1995-batch IPS officer serving as Director General of Police (Law and Order), has been appointed Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, replacing V.C. Sajjanar.
V.C. Sajjanar has been posted as Director General of Telangana Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence, replacing Vikram Singh Mann, who has been assigned the position of Director General of Police (Operations), Greyhounds and Octopus.
Charu Sinha, a 1996-batch IPS officer, has been posted as Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Charu Sinha will continue to hold additional charge as Director General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Meanwhile, Dr. Anil Kumar, a 1996-batch IPS officer, has been appointed Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, replacing Y. Nagi Reddy. Y. Nagi Reddy has been posted as Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Ex-Officio Principal Secretary to the Government in the CAF&CS Department.
The government has also issued postings and additional-charge assignments for other senior officers, including appointments in TG-TMARS, Police Training, Intelligence, Railways and various police zones.
