Telangana Director-General of Police C.V. Anand has directed senior police 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 the performance of police units across Telangana, including districts and commissionerates that are lagging in the state’s crime rankings. Anand said Telangana had scored 60.15 in the national-level assessment of the implementation of the new criminal laws.
The assessment measures performance across four parameters: administrative reforms, which account for 20 per cent; operational efficiency, 45 per cent; information and communication technology application, 25 per cent; and integration, 10 per cent. The DGP said the state had considerable scope to improve its ranking through more effective implementation of Zero FIR, online charge sheets, e-Sakshya, e-Summons and Nyaya Shruti.
Anand directed officers to ensure time-bound investigations and use the Interoperable Criminal Justice System, or ICJS, more effectively. He also stressed the need to improve the disposal of cases under investigation, conviction rates and the overall quality of investigations.
The meeting reviewed six major areas: disposal of cases under investigation, tracking of sexual offences, disposal of pending trial cases, registration of FIRs at crime scenes, and the use of e-Sakshya. Officers were asked to provide details of technical and operational difficulties faced at the unit level while implementing the new criminal laws. Corrective measures were discussed during the review, according to a press release issued by the DGP’s office.
The review also focused on the use of data generated through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems, or CCTNS. Anand asked officers to analyse crime patterns using the system and formulate preventive measures. Police units were directed to give particular attention to cybercrime, cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and lists of criminals, while taking measures to prevent repeat offences.
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 the use of e-Sakshya, completion of investigations within the prescribed 60-day and 90-day periods, and registration of Zero FIRs.
Anand also reviewed the performance of the ERAGLE Force and the Cyber Security Bureau. He said periodic reviews and corrective measures had helped both units achieve significant results at the national level. The EAGLE Force had emerged as the top-performing unit in the country, while Telangana’s efforts to combat cybercrime had received national recognition, he said.
Officers from Suryapet, Wanaparthy, Nirmal, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, Mahbubnagar and the Government Railway Police in Secunderabad, along with officers from Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Malkajgiri, Cyberabad and Karimnagar commissionerates, attended the meeting.
CID director Charu Sinha, Hyderabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar, Cyberabad police commissioner Dr M. Ramesh, Multi-Zone I Inspector-General Chandrashekar Reddy, CID Deputy Inspector-General Parimala Hana Nutan and other senior officers from the concerned police units were also present.
Anand called for coordinated efforts to improve crime control, investigation standards and conviction rates. The DGP’s office said another review would be conducted shortly through video conference to assess progress by police units in implementing the new criminal laws.
