Telangana CM Revanth Reddy pledges full support to families of police personnel killed in line of duty

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy connected Monday (October 20, 2025) paid affluent tributes to constabulary officials killed successful enactment and reaffirmed his government’s committedness to the payment of constabulary personnel, portion addressing the Police Flag Day programme successful Hyderabad.

“Police means spot and assurance to society. Even erstwhile faced with life-threatening situations, the constabulary ne'er backmost down from their duty. It is our work to retrieve those who person laid down their lives for our safety,” helium said, calling the time a solemn juncture to honour those who died successful the enactment of duty.

Mr. Reddy said that 191 constabulary unit crossed the state and six successful Telangana sacrificed their lives this year. Among them were Greyhounds commandos T. Sandeep, V. Sridhar, and N. Pavan Kalyan, Assistant Commandant Banothu Jawaharlal, and Nalgonda constable B. Saidu. He besides remembered CCS constable Empalli Pramod Kumar, who was killed successful Nizamabad 3 days ago.

The Chief Minister announced an ex-gratia of ₹1 crore to Pramod’s family, on with his past drawn wage until retirement, a authorities occupation for a household member, and a 300-yard location plot. An further ₹16 lakh would beryllium provided from constabulary payment funds, helium said. He besides noted that onshore had been allotted to families of 33 policemen who died successful a Maoist onslaught successful Orissa successful 2008.

Highlighting the achievements of the Telangana Police, the Chief Minister said the section had been ranked archetypal successful the country, successful the India Justice Report 2025. He credited the unit for adopting caller exertion and maintaining nationalist safety, adding that its enactment successful passport verification had besides earned praise from the Ministry of External Affairs.

“The Telangana Police has acceptable an illustration for the state successful tackling terrorism, extremism, white-collar crimes, cause trafficking, cybercrime, and different anti-social activities. Our recently formed ‘Eagle’ helping is efficaciously starring the combat against the cause menace. It is our resoluteness to marque Telangana a drug-free State,” helium said.

He lauded the department’s usage of exertion successful combating evolving crimes, including cyber fraud and integer offences, and said the authorities had established a Cyber Security Bureau led by a DGP-rank officer. “The Bureau has go a exemplary for different States, conducting adjacent inter-State operations against cybercriminals,” helium said.

Calling upon Maoists to articulation the mainstream, the Chief Minister said bid successful Telangana was achieved done the sacrifices and perseverance of the police. He urged those inactive underground to surrender and enactment successful the nation’s progress.

He pointed retired that the authorities had provided cardinal postings to women IPS officers heading departments specified arsenic the Telangana Police Academy, Prisons, SIB, ACB, CID, Vigilance, CCS, and the Cyber Security Bureau, and that 7 women officers present service arsenic DCPs successful Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Rachakonda commissionerates.

“The enactment of the constabulary is similar walking connected the borderline of a sword. Every infinitesimal is simply a test, each time a struggle,” helium said, acknowledging their regular challenges successful transgression control, investigation, postulation management, and nationalist safety.

He added that the authorities had recruited 16,000 constables and Sub Inspectors and ensured state from governmental interference. Families of constabulary martyrs are being provided jobs, housing, aesculapian care, education, and different benefits, helium said, adding that ex-gratia payments person been enhanced up to ₹2 crore for elder officers.

Mr. Reddy announced that a peculiar acquisition institution, the Young India Police School successful Manchirevula, Rangareddy district, has been started to connection prime acquisition to the children of constabulary unit and civilians. He besides recalled that Olympian Nikhat Zareen and cricketer Mohammed Siraj were appointed arsenic DSPs, calling it a determination that elevated the prestige of the force.

“Transparency, accountability, and morals indispensable stay the pillars of policing,” helium said. “Friendly policing is for law-abiding citizens, not for those who interruption the law. The constabulary indispensable support antiauthoritarian rights portion ensuring nationalist peace.”

Concluding his address, the Chief Minister said, “The sacrifices of our constabulary martyrs are priceless. On this Police Flag Day, I wage my heartfelt tributes to them and guarantee that our authorities volition proceed to enactment their families successful each imaginable way.”