US Consul General Katherine Hadda on Friday presented the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Hero-2017 award to Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat here. The US Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons every year honours outstanding individuals devoting their careers to fight human trafficking. Mr. Bhagwat, was among eight such individuals selected for the award, in 2017 but he could not attend the award ceremony held in the US in June.
Presenting the award here at a programme, Consul General Hadda said the US was recognising the commitment of Telangana Government and its hard-working police to fight the huge and growing tragedy of human trafficking by presenting the award to Rachakonda Commissioner.