Andhra Pradesh forms SIT to probe offences on temples
Updated Jan 9, 2021, 6:36 am IST
The forensic science lab director has been asked to accord top priority to any request for support made by the SIT
DGP Gautam Sawang issued a memo constituting the SIT with 16 members including its chief and SP, Krishna district, M. Ravindranath Babu, additional SP, SIB, S. Sridhar, additional SP, CID, and L.V. Srinivasa Rao as members. DC Image
Vijayawada: The AP government on Friday formed a Special Investigation Team headed by additional director ACB, G.V.G. Ashok Kumar, to investigate offences relating to temples, including desecration of idols, in a flurry from September 2020 across the state.
Crimes reported this year dip to 8,877 as against 9,765 in 2019
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VIJAYAWADA: Krishna district has witnessed a 10 per cent decline in the overall crime rate, including crimes against women, property offences, bodily offences, road accidents and white collar offences this year, while the increase in enforcement cases such as seizure of gutka, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (NDPS), PDS rice, liquor and sand seizures continue to be a cause for concern.
Presenting the crime analysis for 2020 during the annual press conference at the District Police Office at Machilipatnam on Tuesday, SP M Ravindranath Babu said that total number of crimes reported this year were 8,877 as against 9,765 in 2019. The crimes against women have dropped from 2,724 cases last year to 2,489 in 2020. Attempt to murder cases have dropped to 256 in 2020 from 316 in 2019. While 1,284 rape cases were reported this year as compared to 1,435 la