The Indian cricketer Mohammed Siraj has been appointed as the deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Telangana.
Siraj assumed office at the Telangana Director General of Police in the presence of Telangana DGP Jitender along with other high-ranking officials.
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy announced in July a residential plot and a government job for Siraj when the latter met him after India’s T20 World Cup victory in Barbados.
Revanth Reddy congratulated Siraj “for displaying his amazing talent in international cricket.”
Cricketer #MohammedSiraj officially took charge as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of #Telangana. pic.twitter.com/YuL8WZeVAw
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) October 12, 2024
Mohammed Siraj did not have any necessary educational qualifications for the job but was granted an exception.
“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,” the CM said.
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy announced in July a residential plot and a government job for Siraj when the latter met him after India’s T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados.
Siraj was part of the India squad during the two-match test series against Bangladesh last month, where he took four wickets to help India in a 2-0 clean sweep.
in 89 outings across formats for India so far, Mohammed Siraj has taken 163 wickets with an average of 27.57. He made his international debut during the match against New Zealand at Rajkot on November 04, 2017.
Furtherly, Mohammed Siraj has been included in the India squad for the upcoming New Zealand test series starting on October 16 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
