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From combating human trafficking and protecting vulnerable communities to mentoring thousands of future civil servants, his career reflects a commitment to public service and social responsibility.
HYDERABAD, Nov 13 (Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI) Hyderabad News CP: Dr. Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat IPS: A Distinguished
Police Officer, Anti-Trafficking Crusader and Mentor to Civil Services Aspirants
PROFILE OF Dr MAHESH MURALIDHAR BHAGWAT IPS
The incumbent Hyderabad Commissioner of Police, Dr.Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat, is 1995 batch Indian Police Service officer of Telangana cadre worked as Director General, Law and Order since 10th July, 2024 (And also HFAC of DG, Legal and MD, TGPICS). Before that, he was Addl. DGP, CID, Railway & Road Safety and the first Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda Commissionerate, Hyderabad for 6.5 years.
Educational qualification
4th to SSC – ZP School, Pathardi, then Sri Tilok Jain Vidyalaya, Pathardi, Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
HSC, SP College, Pune
B.E. in Civil Engineering from COEP Pune, 1990
LLB, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2015
2025 Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctorate) from D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, for exemplary working anti trafficking and mentoring UPSC aspirants beyond call of duty
MEDALS
1. President Police Medal for Gallantry, 2004
2. President Police Medal for Meritorious Service, 2011
3. President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service, 2022
4. Police Special Duty Medal of Manipur
5. Police Internal Security Medal for Andhra Pradesh
6. Union Home Minister Commendation Disc from Home Minister Rajnath Singh in December 2016 for Greyhounds training center
AWARDS
1. Community Policing award and Homeland Security Special Honour in 2004 from International Association of Chiefs of Police, USA for community Policing project Police Meekosam (Police for you) of Naxal affected Adilabad district Police awarded in Los Angeles IACP conference
2. 2006 Weber Savvy Law Enforcement Award and Civil Rights Award of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, USA for anti trafficking project ‘Aasara’ of Nalgonda District, focused on rescue of trafficking victim from traditional caste-based prostitution and their rehabilitation awarded in Boston IACP conference
3. 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report Hero award of the US Department of State, announced on 27th June 2017 at Washington, DC in the presence of Evanka Trump. 1st Marathi IPS officer and 3rd Indian to get this recognition from the US Government.
4. 2017 Recognition as the most influential leader in the top 100 working for anti-trafficking from Canada-based Ascent.
5. 2018 Civil and Human Rights Award in individual category from IACP, USA for work site school project started for Odisha State child labour rescued from Brick Kilns, awarded in Miami, Florida conference.6. 2022 Smart Policing award of FICCI for Worksite school project.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked as Police Chief in Districts and Commissionerate of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana focusing on anti naxal operations, white collar crime control, organized drugs offenders arrest, anti trafficking rescue operations, prevention of victims from joining sex trafficking network, protection of rescued victim, prosecution of traffickers within the state, country and abroad. Did exemplary work in curbing sex trafficking as well as forced labour trafficking while leading from the front.
Rescued more than 2000 women and children from 2004 to 2022 from organised trafficking networks. Closed down 200 brothels or places of commercial exploitation taking help of Executive Magistrates.
Recently rescued 7000 child labours and bonded labours from Brick kilns and other hazardous Industries.
PUBLICATIONS
Contribution to 8 books on trafficking published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime & Ministry of Home Affairs, India.
One book, Synergy between stakeholders, is resource material for the anti-trafficking certificate diploma course of Indira Gandhi National University, Delhi.
RESOURCE PERSON/TRAINING
Acting as a resource person for various community policing and anti-trafficking training programs for Law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders in National Police Training Academy, Hyderabad, and other states
Attended United Nation Anti Trafficking conference UN GIFT at Vienna, Austria 2007
Attended a 2-week training in 2004 on India interdicting terrorism subject at Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Delivered a talk on Human Trafficking and community policing at UMSL, St. Louis, USA in 2018
Mentor for Civil services interview preparation. More than 2000 Civil Services IAS, IPS, Foreign Services etc/IFS FOREST/CAPF AC aspirants got into service in the last 10 years. AIR 1 Ishita Kishor, IAS of 2023 batch; AIR 3 Donoru Ananya Reddy IAS of 2024 batch; AIR 2 Harshita Goyal and 220 ranks of 2025 UPSC Civil Service result, in 2026 result rank 3, 4, 6, 7 and total 320 of 960 selected in country are mentored by Dr.Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat and his team for Civil Services interview/PT. . .(pressmediaofindia.com)
