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With a peculiar absorption connected cases nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act successful Tirupati district, the Police Department has initiated a mechanics to intimately show accused persons, aiming to fortify the protective model for children.
On the lines of rowdy sheets, the territory constabulary opened 187 POCSO sheets successful 2025 against individuals identified arsenic accused successful intersexual offences involving children.
The territory reported 10 instances of POCSO and rape cases during the twelvemonth wrong the limits of Kota, Tiruchanur, Venkatagiri, Sullurpeta (two cases), Chandragiri, Srikalahasti rural, Chillakuru, B. N. Kandriga and Naidupeta. As galore arsenic 9 persons were convicted successful POCSO cases, of whom 4 were sentenced to beingness imprisonment, 4 others to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, and 1 to little than 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.
It is not conscionable astir booking a case, but astir continuously monitoring offenders, particularly joined adults who prey connected unsuspecting minors successful their neighbourhoods, Superintendent of Police L. Subbarayudu said portion addressing the media astatine the year-end transgression reappraisal gathering connected Sunday.
Taking a steadfast basal against crimes against women, the territory constabulary main recalled the efforts made to get the Shakti app installed connected 19,388 mobile phones belonging to women, done 11 Shakti teams formed crossed the district.
A full of 4,296 consciousness meetings were conducted successful schools, hostels and colleges connected crimes against women and ways to enactment protected. In addition, Mahila teams explained the conception of ‘Good interaction and atrocious touch’ to schoolgirls, helium said.
Cybercrime cases declined to 186 successful 2025 from 241 successful 2024. However, the magnitude of wealth mislaid was importantly higher, mostly owed to caller instances of integer apprehension scams, phishing and akin frauds.
The Mobilehunt exertion helped successful the betterment of 2,485 stolen mobile phones worthy ₹4.97 crore successful 2025, compared to 2,003 mobiles worthy ₹4 crore recovered successful the erstwhile year.
