Bapatla has the highest number of convictions in the State, says SP

Crime rate in the region reduced since the formation of the new district, says SP Vakul Jindal, presenting the annual crime report  

With 1,341 imprisonment sentences, the Bapatla district police have ensured the highest number of convictions in the State this year, and it is a great achievement, said Vakul Jindal, Bapatla Superintendent of Police, giving the annual crime report here on December 28 (Wednesday). 

Mr. Jindal said that the crime rate in the region has reduced since the formation of the new district. 

Giving details of the convictions, he said there are nine life imprisonments, two 10-year and more imprisonments and three 5-year imprisonments sentenced this year. As many as 1,327 convicts received imprisonment for less than five years.

The bodily offences, including murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, attempt to murder, rioting, kidnapping, rape, hurt-grievous, hurt - simple and cheating, have been reduced (26%) in the district, he said.

According to the SP, crime against women has also reduced recently (23%) compared to the first six months of this year. Property offences have also been reduced as detection has become more efficient in these cases using CCTV cameras. A total of 51 POCSO cases were reported from April to December 2022, and almost the pending cases have been reduced by 50 percent.

He said that deaths by accident are reduced by half in the district this year and noted that most of the accidents have been happening on the national highways. Due to the police intervention, fatal accidents in the district have reduced significantly, he said.

Mr. Jindal noted that the number of e-challans issued and the drunk-and-drive cases booked have also increased this year by nearly ten times, and some of the offenders also were convicted in these cases.