The Telangana government on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) empanelled and promoted six senior IPS officers of the 1995 and 1996 batches to the rank of Director General of Police (DGP).
The officers promoted include VV Srinivasa Rao (IPS:1995:TG), Swati Lakra (IPS:1995:TG), Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat (IPS:1995:TG), Charu Sinha (IPS:1996:TG), Anil Kumar (IPS:1996:TG), and VC Sajjanar (IPS:1996:TG).
They have been elevated to the rank of DGP in the Higher Administrative Grade Plus (HAG+) at Level 16 of the pay matrix. The officers will continue to serve in their present assignments on an in-situ basis.
Currently, VV Srinivasa Rao is serving as Chairman of the Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (TGLPRB). Swati Lakra is heading the Special Protection Force (SPF), while Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat is posted as Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order).
Charu Sinha is serving as Additional Director General of Police in the Crime Investigation Department (CID). Anil Kumar holds the charge of ADGP, Operations, overseeing elite units such as GreyHounds and OCTOPUS. VC Sajjanar is currently serving as Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad.
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