Mahesh Bhagwat Assumes Charge As Hyderabad Police Commissioner With Vision To Make City Safest

Hyderabad: Senior IPS officer Mahesh M. Bhagwat has assumed charge as the new Commissioner of Police for Hyderabad at the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Center in Banjara Hills, emphasizing that maintaining law and order, ensuring women’s safety, and curbing cyber crimes remain his top priorities to transform Hyderabad into a safe city. Outlining his comprehensive strategy, the Commissioner announced plans to deploy specialized measures against organized crime gangs, group feuds, and retaliatory attacks, while utilizing new provisions under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS). He stressed that police personnel must intensify patrolling on the streets during evening and night hours rather than remaining confined to stations, with daily reviews of night patrolling and rapid response protocols for Dial 100 and Dial 112 distress calls. Furthermore, strict preventive detention (PD) acts will be invoked against drug offenders to keep them imprisoned for eight months to a year, while the EAGLE wing will enhance investigation quality and fast-track trials to secure convictions.

Commissioner Bhagwat also stated that community policing will be strengthened in collaboration with the Hyderabad Security Council, and police stations will be directed to register cases immediately upon receiving public complaints to ensure transparent service delivery. Fostering friendly policing for law-abiding citizens while maintaining rigorous enforcement, he affirmed that he will build upon the successful initiatives of previous commissioners like C.V. Anand and V.C. Sajjanar, drawing upon his extensive prior experience in the city. Following his assumption of office, he held high-level review meetings with zonal DCPs, traffic officials, task force teams, and department heads to evaluate current security conditions and operational challenges across the commissionerate, calling for collaborative teamwork to make Hyderabad the safest metropolis.