Mahesh Bhagwat takes charge as Hyderabad Police Commissioner

HYDERABAD Senior IPS officer Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat formally assumed charge as the Commissioner of Hyderabad City Police at 11 a.m. on Friday (November 13, 2026) at the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Centre (TG ICCC) in Banjara Hills. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/major-reshuffle-of-ips-officers-in-telangana-mahesh-bhagwat-is-new-commissioner-of-hyderabad-police/article71693549.ece Police personnel accorded Mr. Bhagwat a ceremonial welcome as he took charge as the 63rd Commissioner of Hyderabad City Police.

He succeeds V.C. Sajjanar, who has been transferred as Director General of the Fire, Disaster Response, Emergency and Civil Defence Department. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ips-officers-behind-major-investigations-policing-reforms-take-charge-of-key-posts-in-telangana/article71694128.ece Mr. Sajjanar was given a ceremonial farewell at the Hyderabad Police Commissionerate, with a large number of personnel gathering.

Officers and staff formed a procession around a flower-decorated police vehicle carrying Mr. Sajjanar.