Hyderabad, March 5 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday, March 4, urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to allocated additional Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to the state.

During a meeting with Shah, the Chief Minister informed him that the first cadre review after the formation of Telangana was conducted in 2016, while the next review due in 2021 was delayed and finally carried out in 2025. Even then, only seven additional IPS officers were allocated to Telangana,

"Telangana, like the rest of the country, is facing several modern challenges including cybercrime, drug trafficking, white-collar crimes, and other emerging security threats," Reddy explained.

He cited the increasing administrative demands due the r...