Sajjanar is New Hyderabad Police Commissioner
Rajanna Sircilla Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha, frequently criticised for controversies, was transferred Saturday by the state government
Interestingly, two senior women officials will head the anti-graft bodies, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the Vigilance and Enforcement (V&E), both of which are investigating high-profile cases.
Crime Investigation Department (CID) chief Charu Sinha, a 1996 batch officer, will be the new ACB chief. The agency is probing the Formula E race case involving BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, IAS officer Arvind Kumar and HMDA former official B.L.N. Reddy accused of diverting `54 crore to the UK-based Formula E Racing Limited, where the ACB has found quid pro quo. Recently, the vigilance department also submitted its report to the government.
Besides, the ACB is also handling the sheep purchase scam in which `1,000 crore government funds were diverted, as well as the cases of irrigation department and other officers working in Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme (KLIS).
Shikha Goel, 1994 batch IPS officer, was posted as Director General, Vigilance and Enforcement (V&D) and ex-officio principal secretary, general administration department. She continues to had full additional charge as director, TG Cyber Security Bureau.
The 1997 batch IPS officer Vijay Kumar, who as ACB chief handled a number of sensational cases, was transferred as intelligence chief. The post was earlier held by DGP-designate Shivadhar Reddy.
Swati Lakra, Additional DGP, Organisation and Home Guards, was given full additional charge of DG, Special Protection Force. Mahesh Bhagwat, Additional DGP, law and order, was placed in full additional charge of personnel.
Ravi Gupta, a 1990 batch IPS officer, who is to reture soon, was posted as Executive vice-chairman and DG, Centre for Good Governance (CGG), Sajjanar was managing director, TGRTC, for more than four years after the then government transferred him following an alleged fake encounter in Shadnagar of four persons accused of the rape and murder of a student.
The new postings of other officials is as follows:
Dr Anil Kumar: ADGP, Operations, Greyhounds and Octopus.
Y. Nagi Reddy: MD, TGRTC.
Devendra Singh Chauhan: ADGP, Multizone II.
Vikram Singh Mann: DG, Telangana Disaster Response and Fire Services.
M. Stephen Raveendra: commissioner, civil supplies and ex-officio principal secretary, CAF&CS.
M. Srinivasulu: Additional commissioner of police, crimes, Hyderabad.
Tafseer Iqbal: joint commissioner of police, law and order, Hyderabad.
M. Vijay Kumar, Hyderabad West DCP, who monitored the phone-tapping case of the BRS government: Siddipet police commissioner.
Sindhu Sharma: joint director, ACB.
Dr G. Vineeth, Madhapur DCP: Narayanpet SP.
Dr B. Anuradha: LB Nagar DCP.
Ch. Praveen Kumar: joint director, ACB
Yogesh Goutam: DCP, Rajendranagar.
Ch. SrinivasL DCP, West, Hyderabad.
Ritiraj: Madhapur DCP.
