Hyderabad, Oct. 21 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, October 21, addressed the police officials on Police Commemoration Day.

The chief minister urged the Maoists to "give up arms and join the mainstream society for their betterment."

"When we say police, it is a department which is synonymous with trust. It is essential to pay tribute and remember the sacrifice of the police officials," he said.

Reddy paid tribute to the CCS constable who was stabbed to death in Nizamabad on October 17. "Maoism has been a major issue for Telangana in the past decade. At least 30 police officials lost their lives while fighting Maoists on the Telangana Odisha border."

He further said that EAGLE is focusing on busting drug peddling...