Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Telangana DGP C.V. Anand Reminisces Warangal Policing Days
A very important police officer named C.V. Anand went back to a city called Warangal, where he started working as a police officer in 1992.
Back then, life was very dangerous because of Naxalism, and police were always worried about bombs going off.
He visited the small house he used to rent on Hunter Road, which brought back many memories.
He also went to a police station called Sangem, where he had written his name in a book many years ago, and police leader N. Swetha showed it to him.
He told other police officers that they should always sign the register when they visit a police station.
He remembered that in those days police could drive very fast, about 80 or 90 kilometers per hour, because there was less traffic.
He also said that although some people grew cannabis back then, sellers were too scared to sell it openly because security was so strict.
But he felt sad that drugs are a much bigger problem today.
He believes the challenges faced by the police and society have changed a lot over the years.
Telangana DGP C.V. Anand revisited Warangal, where he began his career as an IPS officer in 1992.
His first posting as Warangal Rural ASP was challenging, with Naxalism at its peak and constant fear of landmines or explosives.
He visited his rented Hunter Road house and the Sangem Police Station, where Warangal police commissioner N. Swetha showed him his handwritten register entry.
Anand recalled that police officers could drive at 80–90 kmph on Warangal city roads in the early 1990s, when cannabis sellers feared selling openly due to tough security.
He regretted that the cannabis and drug menace has increased significantly in recent years, highlighting changing challenges for police and society.
- Who
- Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) C.V. Anand, along with Warangal police commissioner N. Swetha.
- What
- Anand revisited places from his early policing days in Warangal and reflected on how police challenges have changed since the 1990s.
- When
- The visit took place on a Sunday; his early career there began in 1992.
- Where
- Warangal district, Telangana, including Hunter Road and the Sangem Police Station.
- Why
- To revisit memories from his first posting and highlight the changing nature of challenges, including the increased drug menace.
- DGP of Telangana
- C.V. Anand
- Career start
- 1992 as an IPS officer
- First posting
- Warangal Rural ASP
- Rented house location
- Hunter Road, Warangal
- Police station visited
- Sangem Police Station
- Warangal police commissioner
- N. Swetha
- Traffic speeds in early 1990s
- 80–90 kmph on city roads
- Drug situation
- Cannabis was cultivated but sold secretly; drug menace has increased significantly in recent years