Overview

• Senior IPS officer B. Shivadhar Reddy formally assumed charge as Telangana’s Director General of Police on Wednesday at the Lakdikapul headquarters, succeeding Jitender who superannuated a day earlier.
• He said police would deploy technology at the ground level to ensure smooth conduct of upcoming local body elections.
• Reddy pledged to press for expedited hiring to fill vacancies, with an emphasis on upgrading skills and posting experts to specialized wings rather than merely adding more stations.
• On left‑wing extremism, he urged Maoist cadres to surrender and promised rehabilitation support for those who return to the mainstream.
• Jitender’s farewell highlighted people‑centric, technology‑driven policing, with official claims of top ranking in the India Justice Report, large‑scale CCTV deployment, and strengthened action on cybercrime and narcotics.