Telangana Director-General of Police C.V. Anand has directed senior officers to strengthen implementation of the new criminal laws, improve investigation standards and raise the state’s performance in the national assessment of their implementation. The directions were issued at a high-level review meeting that examined delays, technology gaps and the performance of police units across the state.
Telangana scored 60.15 in the national-level assessment, which measures implementation across four parameters: administrative reforms, operational efficiency, information and communications technology application, and integration. The parameters carry weightages of 20 per cent, 45 per cent, 25 per cent and 10 per cent respectively.
Anand said the state could improve its ranking through more effective use of Zero FIR, online charge sheets, e-Sakshya, e-Summons and Nyaya Shruti. He also directed officers to ensure time-bound investigations and make greater use of the Interoperable Criminal Justice System, or ICJS.
The review focused on the practical functioning of the criminal justice system, including the disposal of cases under investigation, tracking of sexual offences, disposal of pending trial cases, registration of FIRs at crime scenes and use of e-Sakshya. Officers were asked to report technical and operational difficulties they were facing while implementing the new laws, according to a press release issued by the DGP’s office.
Anand also called for improvements in the quality of investigations, conviction rates and the disposal of cases under investigation. He directed police units to use data generated through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems, or CCTNS, to analyse crime patterns and develop preventive measures.
Cybercrime, cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and the monitoring of known criminals were identified as areas requiring particular attention. Police units were asked to take measures to prevent repeat offences. The directions place digital systems and case-tracking tools alongside conventional field-level policing in the state’s crime-control framework.
The review also assessed the performance of the EAGLE Force and the Cyber Security Bureau. Anand said periodic reviews and corrective measures had helped both units achieve significant results nationally. He described the EAGLE Force as the country’s top-performing unit and said Telangana’s efforts against cybercrime had received national recognition. He called for similar reviews in other police units to identify deficiencies and introduce corrective measures at the field level.
Mulugu district ranked first in Telangana in implementing the new criminal laws, followed by Jayashankar Bhupalpally district and Ramagundam commissionerate. Their performance was assessed in areas including e-Sakshya, completion of investigations within the prescribed 60- and 90-day periods, and registration of Zero FIRs.
Officers from Suryapet, Wanaparthy, Nirmal, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, Mahbubnagar and the Government Railway Police in Secunderabad, along with officials from Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Malkajgiri, Cyberabad and Karimnagar commissionerates, attended the review. CID director Charu Sinha, Hyderabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar, Cyberabad police commissioner M. Ramesh and other senior officers were also present.
Anand said another review would be conducted shortly through video conference to assess the progress made by police units in implementing the new criminal laws.
