Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Pankaj Kumar Meena Takes Charge as Markapuram’s First SP
Pankaj Kumar Meena has become the first police chief of the new Markapuram district.
He took charge on Thursday at the district police office.
He said the police would follow the law and take action against people who break it.
He called land disputes a major problem.
He plans to work with revenue officials to help solve those disputes within one to two weeks.
He also wants to prevent crime and make roads safer.
Police will look for dangerous areas on highways and ghat roads.
Meena said people could bring complaints to him on Mondays.
He later met police officers to discuss safety and law-and-order issues.
Pankaj Kumar Meena, IPS, assumed charge as Markapuram district’s first superintendent of police on Thursday.
He said policing would follow the law and violators would face action.
Meena identified land disputes as a major issue and plans to coordinate with revenue officials to resolve them within one to two weeks.
His priorities include crime prevention, road safety, women’s safety and action against land encroachment and ganja smuggling.
He announced public grievance access and later reviewed law-and-order conditions with officers from the Markapur and Kanigiri subdivisions.
- Who
- Pankaj Kumar Meena, IPS, the first superintendent of police of Markapuram district.
- What
- He assumed charge and announced priorities involving law enforcement, land disputes, crime prevention, road safety and public grievances.
- When
- Thursday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The district police office in Markapuram, followed by reviews involving the Markapur and Kanigiri subdivisions.
- Why
- To lead policing in the newly formed district and address issues including land disputes, illegal activities, crime and road accidents.
- Police chief
- Pankaj Kumar Meena, IPS
- Position
- First superintendent of police of Markapuram district
- Land-dispute plan
- Coordinate with revenue officials and seek resolution within one to two weeks
- Public grievance access
- Meena will be available every Monday at the district police office’s Public Grievance Redressal System programme
- Illegal activities targeted
- Land encroachment and ganja smuggling
- Road-safety focus
- Identifying accident-prone stretches on ghat roads, national highways and state highways
- Previous assignments
- OSD in Rampachodavaram and ASP in Chintoor in the Polavaram district region
