A.P. to be under extensive CCTV, drone surveillance network soon
The Hindu
DGP Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao enhances surveillance with CCTVs and drones, leading to crime reduction in Andhra Pradesh.
Director General of Police (DGP) Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao has said that surveillance would be stepped up in every nook and corner in the State with Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) and drones to check crimes.
About 25,250 CCTVs have been installed by the public with the encouragement of the police. In all, 2,434 suspects were identified through the cameras and 1,989 cases were detected in 2024. Police stepped up surveillance by deploying 1,376 drones during festivals, Dasara utsavams and other public programmes, the DGP said.
Giving the details of various crimes in the State in 2024 at the annual press conference at the A.P. Police Headquarters on Saturday, Mr. Tirumala Rao said the number of cases registered has come down to 92,094 this year from 97,760 in 2023.
“In all, 35,694 cases pertaining to crimes against women and children were registered in 2024, as against 28,395 registered in the previous year. A total of 15,637 road accidents were reported this year in which 7,863 people lost their lives. But in 2023, 8,136 deaths occurred in 16,659 accidents.” the DGP said.
Other cases registered include, 6,233 cheating, 2,356 crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), 17,282 property offences and 20,106 bodily crimes.
“We are planning to have 1 lakh CCTVs, distribute one drone to each police station in the State, and set up one cybercrime police station in each district which will help in checking crimes and maintain vigil on criminals,” the police chief said.
However, there was a rise in cybercrimes, drugs and ganja (NDPS Act) cases in the State. As many as 7.23 lakh calls were received to ‘1930’ (to report on cybercrimes), of which police registered 916 cases and about Rs.1,229 crores have been lost in various cyber offences in State, Mr. Tirumala Rao said.
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