In a major reshuffle among the IPS top brass in Hyderabad, the state government on Friday transferred 30 IPS officers. Hyderabad now has a new Police Commissioner while the incumbent CP has been transferred as DG of Anti Corruption Bureau.

CV Anand, IPS, has been appointed the new Hyderabad Police Commissioner, replacing Anjani Kumar, IPS, who held the top post from March 2018. Kumar, a 1990 batch IPS officer, was recently promoted to the rank of Director General of Police and has filled the vacancy of DG ACB.

Who is CV Anand; senior IPS officer appointed as Hyderabad Police Commissioner [details]
Who is CV Anand; senior IPS officer appointed as Hyderabad Police Commissioner [details]

Who is CV Anand, IPS?

CV Anand is a 1991 batch IPS officer of erstwhile AP, now Telangana cadre. He is a familiar face in the city for having worked in the East and Central zones and even as the Commissioner of Cyberabad Police before it was split into two Rachakonda and Cyberabad commissionerates. He held top posts for long tenures, including three years as DCP of central zone in Hyderabad city, Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada City, for two years, and chief of traffic commissioner for Hyderabad city for three years.

For his excellence in service during the 2014 General Elections, the Election Commission of India awarded him National Award for Best Performance in Expenditure Monitoring in the country. He is also a recipient of President's Police medal for Gallantry for his committed action against Maoists in 2002.

Who is CV Anand; senior IPS officer appointed as Hyderabad Police Commissioner [details]
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In a rare move, CM Rao had appointed Anand as commissioner of civil supplies department, a post generally reserved for IAS officer rank. He held the post for two years before he went on central deputation.

Anand was instrumental in introducing IT-based urban policing systems, including CCTVs, E-Challan, Centralised signal management systems, Cordon & search operations, IT-based enforcement, use of latest Gadgets & Technologies and social media for citizen outreach, crime prevention and detection and SHE Teams, SHE shuttles, SHE Cabs, SHE Apps for Women Safety.

IPS reshuffle in Telangana, new postings

Here are the new postings of the officers as per Friday's order:

  1. Shikha Goel: Director of ACB
  2. A.R. Srinivas: Joint Commissioner of Police, Crimes and Special Investigation Team, Hyderabad vice Ms. Goel
  3. A.V. Ranganath: Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Hyderabad
  4. Rama Rajeswari: Superintendent of Police, Nalgonda
  5. N. Swetha: Commissioner of Police, Siddipet, vice D. Joel Davis
  6. D. Joel Davis: Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Zone, Hyderabad
  7. Karthikeya: Joint Commissioner of Police, City Armed Reserve, Hyderabad
  8. Rohini Priyadarshini: Superintendent of Police, Medak, vice Ms. G. Chandana Deepthi
  9. Kalmeshwar Shingenavar: Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crimes), Cyberabad
  10. Avinash Mohanty: Joint Commissioner of Police (Admn), Cyberabad
  11. Chandana Deepthi: Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Zone, Hyderabad, vice Kalmeshwar Shingenavar
  12. Gajarao Bhupal: Deputy Commissioner of Police, Detective Department, Hyderabad vice Avinash Mohanty
  13. P. Viswaprasad: Joint Commissioner of Police, Special Branch, Hyderabad
  14. Sharath Chandra Pawar: Superintendent of Police, Mahabubabad, vice N. Koti Reddy
  15. Nyalakonda Prakash Reddy: Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic - I), Hyderabad
  16. N. Koti Reddy: Superintendent of Police, Vikarabad
  17. K. R. Nagaraju: Commissioner of Police, Nizamabad, vice Karthikeya
  18. D. Udaykumar Reddy: Superintendent of Police, Adilabad
  19. K. Suresh Kumar: Superintendent of Police, Asifabad
  20. Ch. Praveen Kumar: Superintendent of Police, Nirmal
  21. K. Manohar (non-cadre): Superintendent of Police, Nagarkurnool
  22. K. Shilpavalli (NC): Deputy Commissioner of Police, Madhapur zone, Cyberabad
  23. Sudeep Gone (NC): Deputy Commissioner of Police, Balanagar zone, Cyberabad
  24. B. Srinivas Reddy (NC): Superintendent of Police, Kamareddy, vice N. Swetha
  25. J. Surender Reddy (NC): Superintendent of Police, Jaishanker Bhoopalpally
  26. R. Jagadishwar Reddy (NC): Deputy Commissioner of Police, Shamshabad, Cyberabad, vice N. Prakash Reddy
  27. P. Sitaram (NC): Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jangaon, vice B. Srinivas Reddy
  28. N. Venkateswarlu (NC): Superintendent of Police, Narayanpet, vice Chetna Mylabhutala
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