Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday felicitated police officers who played a key role in making Telangana a Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-free state. At a special event held in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, he honoured police officers who played a pivotal role in combating Maoist activities in insurgency-affected regionsSenior Telangana Police officers who contributed significantly to suppressing Left-Wing Extremism and making Telangana an LWE-free state were among those hono…
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Hyderabad, May 14 (IANS) Telangana police have arrested three members of the notorious Subodh Singh gang in the daylight robbery in a jewellery shop in Karimnagar town, Karimnagar Police Commissioner Gaush Alam announced the breakthrough at a press conference on Thursday.He revealed that 13 accused have been identified in the case, and the search was on for the remaining accused.The robbers struck the PMJ jewellery shop on May 3 and opened fire. Four employees sustained bullet injuries. The robb…
Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) Women organisations staged a protest at Pet Basheerabad Police Station here on Wednesday, demanding the arrest of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay’s son Bandi Bhageerath in a POCSO case registered against him. Carrying placards and banners and raising slogans, the protestors gathered in front of the police station. They demanded the immediate arrest of Bhageerath, who allegedly assaulted a minor girl.Police personnel tried to disperse the protestor…
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) Newly-appointed Commissioner of Police of Telangana’s Malkajgiri, B. Sumathi, was harassed by nearly 40 men within a few minutes as she posed as an ordinary woman on the city streets past midnight.In a bold move, the Indian Police Service (IPS) officer stood alone on the roads in Dilsukhnagar past midnight to assess women’s safety during night hours.Posing as an ordinary woman, Sumathi waited alone at a bus stand. According to police, within minutes, 40 men allegedly su…
Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) With the Maoist problem almost eliminated, Telangana Police will revamp the department to focus on new areas of crime, said new Director General of Police C. V. Anand on Friday. He told a press conference after taking charge as the state police chief that the functioning of the department will be reviewed, and some areas will be revamped.He pointed out that in the 1980s and 1990s, certain wings like Greyhounds and Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) were created to tackle t…
Hyderabad, April 27 (IANS) Police personnel in Telangana will be granted leave on their birthdays and wedding anniversaries. The state government has launched a significant welfare initiative to enhance the morale and personal well-being of police personnel, who are constantly under pressure due to their field-level duties.The orders will come into effect immediately, as per the circular memorandum issued by the office of the Director General of Police.Director General of Police B. Shiv…
Hyderabad, April 26 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) conducted ‘Operation Crackdown 2.0’ across the state to monitor cyber offenders who were arrested in the past to prevent repeat offences and continued involvement in illegal activities, a senior official said on Sunday.The TGCSB, in coordination with law & order police, launched the crackdown on Saturday.During 2024–2025, a total of 3,567 cybercrime accused were arrested across Telangana. From this pool of 614 accus…
Hyderabad, April 25 (IANS) As many as 47 underground cadres of CPI (Maoist) from Chhattisgarh, including Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) member and in-charge of South Bastar Divisional Committee Hemla Iythu alias Vijja, surrendered before the Telangana Director General of Police B. Shivdhar Reddy here on Saturday. The surrendered cadres include four from the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), 28 from DKSZ and 15 from the 9th and 30th platoon of South Bastar DVC.The Maoists…
Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) The Telangana Police on Saturday placed the State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President N. Ramchander Rao under house arrest after the party gave a call to hold a protest against the Congress following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha a day before. The NDA will launch a nationwide protest campaign on Saturday against the Opposition INDIA bloc over the issue.Party leaders said protests will be organised at the district headquarters…
Hyderabad, April 10 (IANS) As many as 42 cadres of CPI (Maoist), including People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) Battalion Commander Sodi Malla alias Keshal, surrendered before Telangana Police on Friday, along with 36 firearms and 800 grams of gold. The Maoists who surrendered before Director General of Police (DGP) B. Shivdhar Reddy include 21 cadres of PLGA, 11 cadres of Telangana State Committee (TSC) and 10 cadres of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC).Barring an Area Committe…