Hyderabad: The Hon’ble Union Home Minister Mr. Kishan Reddy Inaugurated the CC Cameras at DCP East Zone office, Amberpet in presence of Mr. Anjani Kumar IPS CP Hyderabad along with Mr.Kaleru Venkatesh, MLA Amberpet constituency, during his tenure as Amberpet constituency legislator from 2014-2019 sanctioned about Rs 2.45 crore from his constituency development fund with a total of 280 CCTV cameras installed in Amberpet constituency in Kachiguda, Amberpet, and Malakpet Police Station limits.
Mr. Kishan Reddy-Union Home Minister in his speech said Urbanization is accelerating in all cities of the country including Hyderabad. We are taking all measures for a smart police policy in the face of rising crime. My congratulations to the Andhra and Telangana Police Departments. As Home Minister, I have been told by the central authorities about the police system here. Catching criminals through CCTV cameras is very useful to punish them. In the country, 8 cities are selected as Safe City’s, including Hyderabad. The Central Government provided direct financial assistance as part of this scheme. The new technology will be very useful in detecting the patrolling system she teams, crime hotspots. We are setting up the world’s first forensic science university in our country .41% of posts are vacant in forensic labs and will be filled soon. National Defense University to be set up soon to get jobs in the para-military. The Central Government is also planning to make changes to the IPC and CRPC sections in the country. We are also taking public opinion on this. Many people are migrating in terms of occupation and employment. Part of this is that crime is on the rise. The central government is working to bring in a better police system to curb these. Many are praising the Telangana and Andhra police for doing a good job. It used to be very difficult to prove crimes in the past. Telangana is at the forefront of enforcing punishments for the accused through existing technology. We have given priority to crime control as part of the Safe City in metro cities across the country.
Mr.Anjani Kumar IPS CP Hyderabad in his speech said Thanks to Union Home Minister Mr.Kishan Reddy for setting up CCTV cameras. Hyderabad Police has been leading in all fields since 2014. CCTV cameras are also used to investigate important cases. Hyderabad ranks first in the country for the last two years. There is public cooperation in all aspects about 30-40% of complaints are coming through social media in every police station. Face recognition technology is very useful in every case. We have the technology to detect even at the night also. There are over 5 lakh cameras in the city. Mr.Kaleru Venkatesh MLA- Amberpet constituency in his speech said the city of Hyderabad is at the forefront of CCTV surveillance in India. Command control in Banjara Hills will be available soon.
Mr. Ramesh IPS Jt CP East Zone, ACP Malakpet, and Local corporators have attended the program.
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