Telangana: ‘Those Were Different Times’, Reminisces Telangana DGP, Recalling His Warangal Stint
“There had been constant apprehension about when and where a landmine or explosive device may go off”: Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) C.V. Anand
WARANGAL: Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) C.V. Anand on Sunday revisited memories from his early days of policing in Warangal district, where he began his career as an IPS officer in 1992.
He recalled his first posting as Warangal Rural ASP, which had been very challenging, as Naxalism had been at its peak across the region. He went on to visit the house he had rented on the Hunter Road in Warangal and stayed during the early 1990s.
“There had been constant apprehension about when and where a landmine or explosive device may go off,” Anand said. He fondly remembered his visit to the Sangem Police Station, where he had made a handwritten entry in the station records.
Present Warangal police commissioner N. Swetha recently showed him this entry which, Anand said, brought him considerable happiness.
The DGP advised police officers visiting police stations on official duty to make it a practice to record their visit by signing the relevant station register.
Recalling the traffic conditions in Warangal during the early 1990s, Anand said police officers could then drive at speeds of 80–90 kmph on city roads.
Cannabis used to be cultivated in some areas. But those involved in its sale had been afraid to sell it openly because of the strict security environment.
In contrast, the DGP regretted that cannabis and drug menace has increased significantly in recent years, highlighting the changing nature of challenges faced by police and the society.
