Senior IPS officer V.C. Sajjanar, known in Telangana as an “encounter specialist,” has officially taken charge as the new Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. He replaces C.V. Anand, who has now been posted as Principal Secretary, Home Department.

A 1996 batch IPS officer, Sajjanar first came into the limelight in 2008 during the Warangal acid attack case, where three accused were shot dead in a police encounter. That incident gave him the reputation of being a tough officer. Later as Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, he became widely known for his handling of the 2019 Disha rape and murder case. The nation was shaken when a young veterinarian was brutally raped and killed near Shadnagar.

Days later, the four accused were gunned down at Chatanpally during what police described as a “crime

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