7 November 2026
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Major Administrative Reshuffle Takes Place in Telangana; IPS Anjani Kumar Posted as Chairman, Road Safety Authority

IPS officer CV Anand, who was removed as Hyderabad Police Commissioner by the Election Commission after announcement of poll schedule in October, has been posted as director general, Anti-Corruption Bureau
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Telangana government carried out a a major reshuffle of IPS officers and transferred 20 of them, including several senior-rank officers. The names and postings of the officers are as follows:

1990 batch IPS officer Ravi Gupta will continue to be director-general of police (Head of Police Force, HoPF), but not as a regular DGP. However, he has been given full additional charge. Mr. Gupta has been named DG (Coordination) and relieved of ACB charge.

IPS officer Anjani Kumar, who was waiting for posting after his suspension was revoked by Election Commission of India (ECI) last week, was named Chairman, Road Safety Authority. He was also given full additional charge of commissioner, Printing & Stationary.

Similarly, 1991-batch IPS officer CV Anand, who was removed as Hyderabad Police Commissioner by the Election Commission after announcement of poll schedule in October, has been posted as director general, Anti-Corruption Bureau. He replaces IPS Ravi Gupta.

Another 1991-batch IPS officer Rajiv Ratan, MD, Telangana State Police Housing Corporation Ltd, was transferred and posted as Director General (Vigilance & Enforcement).

IPS officer Abhilasha Bisht, who is the additional Director-General of Police, Welfare & Sports, was transferred and posted as director, RBVRR Telangana State Police Academy.

IPS officer Soumya Mishra who is the additional DGP (Personnel), was transferred and posted as director general, (Prisons & Correctional Services) relieving senior IPS officer Jitender, who is currently principal secretary, Home.

IPS officer Shikha Goel, additional DGP (Women Safety, SHE Teams & Bharosa) was transferred and posted as Additional Director General(CID) replacing IPS Mahesh M Bhagwat.

IPS officer Shikha Goel, additional DGP (Women Safety, SHE Teams & Bharosa) was transferred and posted as Additional DG (CID) replacing Mahesh M Bhagwat.

IPS officer Anil Kumar, who was the intelligence chief in the BRS regime till recent elections, was posted as DG, Telangana Special Protection Force. Additional CP (Rachakonda)

IPS officer Tarun Joshi was transferred and posted as inspector general of police (IGP) (Multi Zone-II). He would hold additional charge of IG (Multi Zone- I) too. Director of Drugs Control VB Kamalasan Reddy, IPS was given additional charge of director (Prohibition & Excise).

IPS officer AR Srinivas, who was the head of TS Police Academy, was transferred and posted as director of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), while S Chandrasekhar Reddy IPS has been posted as IGP (Personnel).

IPS officer M Ramesh, IGP (Provisioning & Logistics), has been given full additional charge of director, Telangana State Police Housing Corporation. IPS officer K Ramesh Naidu who is currently deputy IG, Zone-III, Rajanna Sircilla, has been transferred and posted as DIG, CID.

IPS officer V Satyanarayana, DIG, who was waiting for posting, has been named joint commissioner of police, City Armed Reserve. Prior to assembly election, he was transferred by ECI and kept away from election duties. DIG M Srinivasulu, a 2016-batch officer, has been directed to report to the office of the DGP.

IPS officer B Sumathi Reddy, DIG (CID) & Women Protection Cell, has been transferred and posted in the all-important and sensitive post of DIG (Special Intelligence Bureau), which deals with anti-Maoist intelligence.


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