Jagan: A.P. a role model for others in tackling crimes against women
The Hindu
‘Investigation of 93.6% cases completed in less than 60 days’
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Thursday that Andhra Pradesh stood first in the country in completing investigation of 93.6% cases pertaining to sexual offences committed against women in less than 60 days, whereas it was a minuscule 14.5% during the TDP regime, while the national average was 40%.
This reflected the priority given by the YSRCP government to bringing the culprits to book expeditiously, thereby setting a role model for other States in tackling crimes against women.
Making a statement on women empowerment in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said the average time taken to finish the probe in rape and murder cases under the TDP government was 318 days, which was brought down to 42 days.
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