Pointing out that the initiative of assigning grave crime cases to Superintendents of Police (SPs) to fast-track the investigation has started yielding results, Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) K.V. Rajendranath Reddy has said that 102 cases related to crimes against women and children have been disposed of in the courts in the last one year and the accused have been convicted.
Of the 122 grave offence cases assigned to SPs, convictions were made in 102 cases. Each SP was assigned five sensational cases in their respective districts, he said.
“Depending upon the gravity of the case, particularly gangrape, rape and cases related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and murders, were assigned to SPs for fast-tracking investigation,” the DGP told The Hindu on August 10 (Thursday).
