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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicTelangana Police

Topic: Telangana Police

As 31 March deadline nears, 130 more Maoists surrender in Telangana. ‘State committee has vanished’

Those who laid down their arms belonged to CPI (Maoist), and they worked underground as state, regional, divisional, & area committee members.

From 1st march into Dandakaranya 40 yrs ago, to surrender: Devuji’s arc mirrors Maoism rise & fall

Among first PWG cadres sent to Dandakaranya in 1980s, Devuji went on to lead Maoists’ armed wing. His surrender now is seen as a milestone in the outfit’s 'imminent collapse'.

Telangana Police can’t make mechanical arrests for harsh political posts. Decoding norms upheld by SC

High court’s September 2025 norms mandate 'high threshold' of violence for invoking criminal law in such cases. With apex court declining to intervene, new norms now the law in Telangana.

Telangana SI can’t wear civil dress for Deeksha, BJP asks ‘is police taking orders from AIMIM?’

Hyderabad SI sought dress code exemption to observe Ayyappa Deeksha. The police department denied permission. BJP has demanded revocation of ‘this biased directive’.

Intelligence specialist & ‘encounter cop’: Who are the new Telangana DGP & Hyderabad commissioner

Shivadhar Reddy has vast experience in intel, anti-Maoist ops. V.C. Sajjanar made headlines when Cyberabad Police killed in encounter 4 accused in 2019 rape-murder case of veterinarian.

‘They keep trying to kill Rohith again & again’ — Vemula family digs in for long fight

Amid police closure report, Rohith Vemula’s family meets with Telangana’s CM seeking fair investigation. ‘He lived as an SC, suspended as an SC, now suddenly he’s not an SC?’ says mother.

Rohith Vemula ‘was not a Dalit’, police tell HC in closure report. Brother calls it ‘absurd’

Hyderabad: The Telangana Police has closed its probe into the death of Rohith Vemula, claiming he was not a Dalit and died by suicide...

Intelligence services can become enemies of India’s law. Bring judicial, legislative oversight

Police in Telangana arrested police officer Dugyala Praneeth Kumar, who is suspected of having carried out espionage against opposition leaders during the Bharat Rashtra Samiti government.

Muslim man paraded naked in Telangana for recording reel insulting saffron flag with ‘Om’ symbol

'Lenience shown by successive state govts encourages growth of Muslim fanaticism,' says VHP. BJP demands Congress govt 'function even-handedly' against 'such anti-social elements'.

Row over ‘custodial torture death’ in Telangana. ‘Thrashed, forced to give wrong custody dates’

Mohammed Khadeer died in hospital on 16 February. Video purportedly showing him saying he was tortured in police custody has sparked outrage.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.