The Telangana government on Thursday promoted five senior IPS officers (1994 batch) to the rank of Director General of Police. They have been promoted Above Super Time Scale (ii), level 16 in the pay matrix of IPS (Pay) Rules, 2016.
They are:
- Kothakota Srinivas Reddy
- B Shivdhar Reddy
- Abhilasha Bhist
- Soumya Mishra
- Shikha Goel
The promoted officers have been retained in the same postings. Kothakota Srinivas Reddy will continue as Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, B. Shivdhar Reddy as Director General of Police, Intelligence, Abhilasha Bisht as Director, RBVRR, Telangana State Police Academy, Soumya Mishra as Director General, Prisons & Correctional Services, and Shikha Goel as Director General of Police, CID.
Additionally, Shikha Goel will retain full additional charge (FAC) for the posts of Director, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau, Director, Telangana Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), and Women Safety, SHE Teams & Bharosa.
