SHE Teams Solve 1,100 Complaints In City In 2025

The Hyderabad SHE Teams resolved 1,149 complaints over the past year.

Using a combination of undercover surveillance, decoy operations and technical expertise, the specialised wing of the city police arrested 3,826 individuals for various forms of harassment in 2025.

An analysis of the cases registered during the year revealed a worrying rise in cyber-related offences.

Blackmail emerged as the most common complaint, with 366 victims seeking assistance.

The SHE Teams also resolved 121 cases of midnight harassment through internet calls and 82 cases involving fake profiles and the circulation of obscene content on WhatsApp. At least 50 women reported severe mental distress due to repeated abusive calls from untraceable numbers, which were later identified using forensic analysis.

The teams also handled 98 cases involving breach of promise to marry, where men allegedly exploited women emotionally, physically and financially under the pretext of marriage before abandoning them. Psychological counselling was provided to the victims, and criminal proceedings were initiated against the accused.

Offenders typically befriended women on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, gained their trust, and later misused recorded video calls or private photographs to extort money or sexual favours. In several cases, former partners used old images to threaten victims, often attempting to disrupt their marriages in future or their personal lives.

Police also observed an increase in psychological voyeurism, where offenders exploited the anonymity of digital platforms to harass women.

Of the 3,826 individuals arrested, most were counselled along with their family members, while serious cases led to FIRs, arrests and judicial custody.

Apart from complaint-based action, the SHE Teams maintained a strong preventive presence on the ground. Fifteen teams operating in plain clothes conducted surveillance and decoy operations at bus stations, colleges and other crowded public places.

The Hyderabad police have urged citizens to report any form of harassment by dialling 100 or contacting the SHE Teams via WhatsApp at 949061655.