Hyderabad: Senior IPS officer CV Anand has been re-appointed as the Hyderabad commissioner of police, replacing Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy on Saturday, September 7.
A prominent Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the 1991 batch, CV Anand is known for his extensive career in law enforcement. He has a reputation for implementing significant reforms and modernizing police operations in the regions he has served, including reforms in the Hyderabad Traffic police department as well.
Anand served as the commissioner of the Cyberabad (that covers the IT sector in Hyderabad) police from 2013 to 2016, where he was instrumental in enhancing urban policing through technology, including the introduction of CCTV systems and centralized traffic management.
He was appointed as commissioner of police, Hyderabad in December 2021, until October 2023. However, in the run up to the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, he was suddenly transferred out by the Election Commission of India in a major reshuffle.
During his tenure, he focused on maintaining law and order, successfully managing communal harmony, and implementing traffic management initiatives like Operation ROPE (Removal of Obstructive Parking and Encroachments). He also intensified the fight against narcotics and cybercrime in Hyderabad, leading to the establishment of a dedicated Narcotics Control Bureau in the state.
Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy has been posted as the director general (vigilance and enforcement) as well as ex-officio principal secretary (general administration department). Vijay Kumar has been transferred and posted as director general, anti-corruption bureau, replacing Anand. He was earlier acting as the director general of police (Law and Order).
Mahesh M Bhagwat who is currently serving as the additional general of police (Law and Order) has been vested full additional charge for the post of additional director general of police (personnel and welfare), till further orders.
Lastly, M Ramesh, inspector general of police is placed in full additional charge of the post of inspector general of police (sports) till further orders.
