Overview
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asked the Union home minister to raise Telangana’s sanctioned IPS posts from 83 to 105, citing administrative expansion and security needs.
- The Delhi meeting, which ran for over an hour, included DGP B. Shivadhar Reddy, Additional DGP (Intelligence) Vijay Kumar and IGP (SIB) B. Sumathi.
- Reddy reported 591 Maoists had returned to the mainstream, while a senior officer cited 572 over six months including 30 top cadres, reflecting differing official tallies.
- Four senior leaders recently surrendered to Telangana Police: Tippiri Tirupathi (Devuji/Kumma Dada), Malla Raji Reddy (Sangram), Bade Chokka Rao (Damodar/Jagan) and Nune Narsimha Reddy (Ganganna/Sannu Dada).
- State officials sought cadre review in 2026 plus resources for new commissionerates and specialised wings such as cyber security, the Eagle Force and the narcotics bureau, alongside rehabilitation support and funds for backward areas.