Hyderabad City: On August 20, 2023, a collaborative effort between the West Zone Taskforce of the Commissioner’s office and the Law and Order staff of Film Nagar Police Station led to a special operation against organized begging. During this operation, five minor boys were apprehended, along with an individual named V. Surya Prakash. Surya Prakash, the alleged ringleader, had been collecting between Rs.1000 to Rs.2000 per day from the boys through organized begging activities conducted at Film Nagar Bus stops and nearby shopping areas. The authorities also confiscated three steel boxes, a smartphone connected to a PhonePe QR code, and a sum of Rs.640 in cash from these boxes. The accused organizer was charged under the Prevention of Begging Act and was subsequently handed over to the Officer-in-Charge of Film Nagar Police Station for further legal action. The apprehended five juvenile boys were placed in the care of Amanvedika Sneh Ghar, located at Monda Market, Secunderabad, for shelter and support.
Details of the accused are as follows:
Name: V. Surya Prakash Age: 36 years Occupation: Former Photographer Address: Basavatharaka Nagar Basti, Film Nagar, Hyderabad.
Method of Operation:
Upon investigation, it was revealed that the accused, Surya Prakash, previously a photographer and a habitual drinker, found his income insufficient to cover his expenses. In response, he devised a plan to engage minor boys from nearby slums in organized, part-time begging activities at Film Nagar Bus stop and nearby shopping areas. The minors were hired without their parents’ knowledge. Surya Prakash provided them with small steel boxes, which he locked (with the keys kept by him), and affixed QR codes on the boxes linked to his own account. After the boys collected begging funds, he gave them a daily sum of 50 rupees.
Items Seized: Three steel boxes, Smartphone connected to a PhonePe QR code, and Cash amounting to Rs.640/-.
The arrested individual, along with the confiscated items, was handed over to the Officer-in-Charge of Film Nagar Police Station for further legal procedures.
The operation was conducted under the supervision of the following officials: Mr. T.V. Hanumantha Rao, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Zone); Mr. K. Hari Prasad, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Jubilee Hills); Mr. MGS Ramakrishna, Inspector of Police, Film Nagar Police Station; and Mr. Md. Khaleel Pasha, Inspector of Police, Commissioner’s Task Force (West Zone).
Our Citizen Reporter
Bharat Reddy
Telangana
