Hyderabad, Dec. 16 -- B. Shivadhar Reddy, Director General of Police, Telangana, declared open the 5-day 26th All India Police Band Competition (AIPBC) at the RPF Training Centre, Moula-Ali here on Tuesday.

The prestigious event is being hosted by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), South Central Railway (SCR). It will conclude on December 20.

Shivadhar Reddy unfurled the flag of the All India Police Sports Control Board in the presence of Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, General Manager, SCR; Satya Prakash, Additional General Manager, SCR and Aroma Singh Thakur, IG-cum-Principal Chief Security Commissioner, SCR.

Addressing the gathering, the DGP said the competition symbolises unity, discipline and the spirit of service that define the Indian p...