Rachakonda: Today Hon’ble Minister for Labour Empowerment, Women and Child Development, Mr. Ch. Malla Reddy and Rachakonda CP Mr. Mahesh M. Bhagwat IPS, inaugurated 75 Community CCTV Cameras installed in Pocharam village of Pocharam Municipality area with a cost of Rs.13,50,000/-.
These cameras were installed at strategic locations covering the entry and exits, main routes, and crime-prone areas of the localities. As of today, there are 396 Community CC Cameras and 2841 Nenu Saitham Cameras that have been installed under the limits of Ghatkesar Police Station. In the recent past, Snatching cases, a house burglary, and robbery cases were detected through CCTV footage and recovered property. Addressing the gathering on the inaugural ceremony, the Chief Guest Mr. Ch. Malla Reddy has said that it was a great initiative where the citizens with the help of police came forward and installed CCTV cameras for the security of all citizens. He made an appeal to the public to join hands for Safer Rachakonda and also appealed to the local public representatives to ensure the installation of more cameras in the remaining colonies of Boduppal municipality and keep it at the top position in the state.
Speaking on the occasion, Rachakonda Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mahesh M. Bhagwat IPS has said, CCTV cameras have become an important aspect of modern-day policing and almost 67% of the crimes are being detected with the footages. He urged the citizens and public representatives to come forward and install more cameras in their respective areas. Malkajigiri DCP Ms. Rakshitha Murthy, ACP Mr. Venkateswarlu, SHO Ghatkesar, and other guests attended this program.
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