Owing to the effective court trial monitoring by the police, the conviction rate in criminal cases has increased in Prakasam district across the month of October, according to Prakasam Superintendent of Police Malika Garg.
As many as 16 rowdy sheeters who are accused in 15 cases in various police stations across the district were punished by courts as the district police investigated the cases thoroughly and presented evidence succinctly leading to conviction in the cases, she said in a release on Tuesday.