Indian cricketer Mohammed Siraj joined the police service today as Deputy Superintendent of Police in Telangana.
"I thank Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for this great honor when I report to Telangana's DGP Jitender on Friday," he said.
In attendance were MP M. Anil Kumar Yadav and Chairman and President of Telangana Minority Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGMREIS), Mohammed Faheemuddin Qureshi.
It was in July that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy announced a residential plot and a government job to Siraj when the latter called on him after India won the T20 World Cup. Revanth Reddy congratulated Siraj who was one of the laureates for winning laurels for the country and great honour to Telangana in international cricket.
Recently, the Chief Minister in the state Assembly asserted that the Group-I job to the international cricketer would give him direct entry to high-ranking positions like a Deputy Superintendent of Police in case he intended to join the police force. Lately, the news had gone to emphasize Siraj's achievements and contribution to India's winning T20 World Cup. He said though Siraj was not educationally qualified for the Group-I job, the Cabinet has given him the exemption as part of its efforts to encourage sportspersons.
"For a Group-I job, the required educational qualification is a degree. Siraj has passed intermediate (12th class) but we have given the exemption to provide him the Group-I job," he said.
In August, the state government allotted a house site measuring 600 square yards to Siraj in Hyderabad's upscale Jubilee Hills. The state government issued an order allotting the land free of cost to the pacer at Road No 78, Jubilee Hills.
Earlier, the state Cabinet had also decided to allot 600 square yards of house sites each in Hyderabad to shooter Esha Singh, two-time world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen, and fast bowler Siraj. The group also decided to give the Group-1 jobs to Nikhat Zareen and Siraj. Nikhat joined the Telangana Police as a DSP on September 18.
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