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 criminal-justice reforms.
The directions were issued at a high-level review meeting that examined police units falling behind in the state’s crime rankings and assessed progress in the implementation of the new laws. Telangana currently has a score of 60.15 in the national-level assessment, which measures performance across administrative reforms, operational efficiency, information and communication technology application, and institutional integration.
Operational efficiency carries the highest weight in the assessment at 45 per cent, followed by ICT application at 25 per cent, administrative reforms at 20 per cent and integration at 10 per cent. Anand told officers that the state could improve its ranking through more effective use of Zero FIR, online charge sheets, e-Sakshya, e-Summons and Nyaya Shruti.
The review also focused on time-bound investigations and the use of the Interoperable Criminal Justice System, or ICJS. Anand asked officers to improve the disposal of cases under investigation, conviction rates and the overall quality of investigations. The measures place digital case processing alongside investigation timelines and case outcomes as key indicators of police performance.
Six major areas were reviewed at the meeting, including the disposal of cases under investigation, tracking of sexual-offence cases, disposal of pending trial cases, registration of FIRs at crime scenes and the use of e-Sakshya. Officers were asked to identify technical and operational difficulties faced at the unit level while implementing the new criminal laws and to discuss corrective measures.
The DGP also 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. Particular attention was sought for cybercrime, cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and the maintenance of lists of criminals to help prevent repeat offences.
Mulugu district ranked first in Telangana in the implementation of the new criminal laws, followed by Jayashankar Bhupalpally district and Ramagundam commissionerate. Their performance was assessed on areas including the use of e-Sakshya, completion of investigations within the prescribed 60- and 90-day periods, and the registration of Zero FIRs.
Anand cited the EAGLE Force and the Cyber Security Bureau as units that had achieved significant results after periodic reviews and corrective action. He said the EAGLE Force had emerged as the top-performing unit in the country and that Telangana’s efforts to combat cybercrime had received national recognition. He asked other police units to conduct similar reviews to identify field-level deficiencies.
Officers from several districts and commissionerates, including Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Malkajgiri, Cyberabad and Karimnagar, participated in the review. CID director Charu Sinha, Hyderabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar, Cyberabad police commissioner Dr M. Ramesh and other senior officers attended the meeting, according to a press release issued by the DGP’s office.
Anand called for coordinated efforts to improve crime control, investigation standards and conviction rates. The DGP’s office said another review would be conducted through video conference shortly to assess progress by police units in implementing the new criminal laws.
