V C Sajjanar takes charge as new Hyderabad Police Commissioner

The State government on Saturday appointed senior IPS officer V C Sajjanar as the new Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad.

C V Anand, the serving Police Commissioner, has been transferred and posted as Special Chief Secretary to Government, Home Department.

Sajjanar, a 1996-batch IPS officer of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh cadre, was later allotted to the Telangana cadre following the state’s bifurcation.

He began his career as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) at Jangaon in Warangal district, and later at Pulivendula in Cuddapah district. Upon promotion, he served as



Superintendent of Police (SP) in five key districts — Nalgonda, Kadapa, Guntur, Warangal, and Medak.

He also held the posts of SP, Crime Investigation Department (Economic Offences Wing); SP, OCTOPUS (Organisation for Countering Terrorist Operations); and Commandant, 6th Battalion APSP, Mangalagiri.

On promotion as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and Inspector General (IG) of Police, Sajjanar served in the Intelligence Department until March 2018.

From March 2018 to August 2021, he was Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad. In September 2021, he assumed charge as Managing Director of TSRTC.