The Telangana government has promoted six senior IPS officers, including Swati Lakra and VC Sajjanar, to the rank of Director General of Police. The officers will, however, continue in their current postings despite the elevation.
Senior Maoist leader Sujatha (Pothula Padmavathi), in the movement for 43 years, surrendered to Telangana police citing health reasons. A Central Committee member and widow of slain Maoist Kishanji, she received Rs 25 lakh under the rehabilitation scheme
1989 batch IPS officer, who is currently Commissioner of Public Transport Department, to serve as DGP (Coordination) with full additional charge of DGP (Head of Police Force) until further orders
