Anurag Sharma takes charge as Hyderabad police commissioner

HYDERABAD: In a reshuffle that was in the air for sometime, 1981 batch IPS officer Anurag Sharma was on Saturday confirmed as Hyderabad police commissioner, a charge he had taken over temporarily from A K Khan on April 10 after the latter went on a mid-career training. The government on Saturday also elevated three 1979 batch IPS officers to the rank of director general from that of additional DG, a move that saw B Prasada Rao come in as DG of ACB above D Bhoobathi Babu, additional DG.
After serving as city police chief for two years and four months, Khan was appointed vice-chairman and MD of APSRTC in place of Prasada Rao. Although Khan returned from his training almost a week ago, he has been on leave. With Anurag Sharma taking over as city police chief, his charge of additional DG, Greyhounds, was given to J V Ramudu.
Among the two other 1979 batch officers who were promoted to the rank of DG, S A Huda will continue to hold his existing charge of law and order. This is the second time that the state is seeing two DG rank officers in-charge of law and order.
Earlier, Swaranjit Sen was the DGP (as the head of the police force, the DGP is also in-charge of law and order) and P V Naidu served as DG, law and order, for one year and 3 months. Aruna Bahuguna, the third 1979 batch officer to be promoted, was posted as chairperson, AP State Police Housing Corporation Ltd from her present posting as additional DG, APSP.
In place of Ramudu, the state brought in Madanlal as MD of AP State Police Housing Corporation Ltd from his current posting as additional DG, home guards. TP Das, DG of SPF, was posted as DG of prisons and director, correctional services, relieving Vivek Dube of the additional charge. Lokendra Sharma, who was on leave, was posted as DG of SPF in place of Das. Damodar Goutam Sawang, who was awaiting posting, was promoted to the rank of additional director general and given charge of APSP.