Swati Lakra has taken charge as Telangana’s Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, succeeding Dr Soumya Mishra. Her appointment follows a major police reshuffle in which the State government recently transferred 21 IPS officers to new postings
Published Date – 14 November 2026, 05:08 PM
Hyderabad: Senior IPS officer Swati Lakra on Saturday assumed charge as the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Telangana, succeeding Dr Soumya Mishra, at the Prison Headquarters in Hyderabad.
Senior officers of the Telangana Prisons and Correctional Services Department were present on the occasion and welcomed Swati Lakra. The appointment is part of a major reshuffle in the State police department, in which the State government on Thursday transferred 21 IPS officers and assigned them new postings.
