Anti-trafficking hero Bhagwat

Hyderabad: The US department of state has selected Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat as one of the Trafficking In Persons (TIPS) heroes. A statement on the US department of state read: “Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat has demonstrated remarkable commitment to the fight against human trafficking for the last 13 years. He has pioneered the use of legal provisions to close sites where human trafficking is known to occur.”