Two years after a major shake-up of the city’s policing structure, the Hyderabad City Police has announced a fresh round of reforms aimed at ironing out jurisdictional wrinkles and improving public access to policing.
The changes, cleared by the Telangana government through an order dated April 24, are expected to future-proof the force for at least the next decade, and it comes without a single rupee’s additional burden on the State exchequer, said Hyderabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand.
“The 2023 reorganisation — the first in 35 years — had introduced two new Law & Order (L&O) zones, 11 police divisions, 11 law and order (L&O) police stations, 13 traffic police stations, and dedicated units for women’s safety, cyber crime, narcotics and IT. However, public feedback and internal reviews flagged practical hurdles, from confusion over jurisdictions to weakened station capacities and gaps in cyber crime response,” he said, adding that addressing these concerns, a series of adjustments has now been rolled out.
The city now has its 72nd L&O Police Station with the creation of the Tolichowki Police station, carved out from Filmnagar, Mehdipatnam (formerly Humayun Nagar), and Golconda jurisdictions. Alongside, the Golconda Division has been renamed as Tolichowki Division to reflect local familiarity.
Three police stations have also been renamed: Secretariat PS is now Lake PS, Humayun Nagar PS is officially Mehdipatnam PS, and Shah Inayat Gunj PS becomes Goshamahal PS.
Traffic policing
The long-standing mismatch between L&O and traffic jurisdictions has been corrected by discontinuing three traffic stations — Marredpally, Bowenpally, and Narayanguda — and renaming five others to mirror their L&O counterparts. The existing Nampally Traffic PS, Amberpet Traffic PS, Langer House Traffic PS, Bhahadurpura Traffic PS, Nallakunta Traffic PS are re-named as Gandhi Nagar, Osmania University, Kulsumpura, Chatrinaka and Saidabad respectively and they will function within the areas of jurisdiction of respective traffic police stations.
Specialised units are getting a boost as well. The Women Safety Wing has been expanded to include a dedicated Anti-Human Trafficking Unit and a Juvenile Bureau Unit, each headed by an Inspector. “Cyber crime handling will now be decentralised, with each L&O Zone getting its own zonal cyber crime cell, manned by a Sub-Inspector and five constables,” explained the officer.
The L&O and Traffic wings have been further strengthened with the addition of 327 and 321 personnel respectively — all through internal reallocation within the sanctioned police strength of 17,020. Mr. Anand announced transfer and posting of 146 Inspector rank officers across the commissionerate with immediate effect on administrative grounds.
Updated jurisdiction maps, contact numbers and station locations will soon be published on the Hyderabad City Police website.
Published – May 01, 2025 10:22 am IST
