Congress Expresses Concern Over Crime Rate In State

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Minorities Department Chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail expressed concern over rise in the crime rate in Telangana, especially in Hyderabad.

"The report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) clearly exposes the hollow claims of the TRS government over the crime situation in the state. There has been a huge rise in murders, kidnappings, crime against women and other incidents," Abdullah Sohail said on Thursday.

Citing NCRB data, Abdullah Sohail said that the total number of cases had increased from 1,26,858 in 2018 to 1,31,254 in 2019, with an increase from 16,012 in 2018 to 18,051 in 2019 in Hyderabad alone.

He said that a total of 863 people had been killed in 839 murderous attacks in 2019.

The state had also recorded a total of 4,623 burglaries, 505 robberies and 45 dacoity cases.

There was also a rise in crimes against women, he said.

"The TRS government is entirely focused on targeting the Congress and its leaders. It is misusing the police force to spy on the activities of Congress leaders and detain them whenever they plan any agitation. Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is not allowing the police to perform its normal duties. He is using the Telangana police as his personal force," Abdullah Sohail alleged.

Sohail added that the crime rate had increased in Muslim-dominated areas, especially in the Old City of Hyderabad.

"We have witnessed several broad daylight murders in the Old City. In most of the cases, both the victims and the culprits belonged to the minority community. Unemployment, illiteracy and other social factors have turned several youth into hardcore criminals. The jobless youth are offering to commit crimes, including murders, if they are offered money. This was evident in a recent murder case in the Falaknuma police station limits," he said.

He demanded that the Telangana government take a serious note of the rise in the crime rate and take corrective measures on a war footing.

"Despite the fact that almost every street corner is equipped with CC cameras and many passersby are recording the incidents on their mobile phones, criminals are killing people in broad daylight. They seem to have no fear of the law or the police. Immediate measures should be taken to instill the fear of the law among the criminals and inculcate a sense of security among the common citizens. Home Minister Mahmood Ali should stop wasting his time praising the Chief Minister and focus on the job assigned to him," he said.