Hyderabad News

2020 saw no law and   order   problem in the State and all festivals passed off peacefully, says DGP Hyderabad:  Telangana witnessed a six per cent drop in overall crime in 2020 compared to 2019, Director-General of  Police  M Mahendar Reddy said on Wednesday. There was no law and  order  problem in the State and all festivals passed off peacefully. The  Police  Department took necessary measures for the peaceful conduct of elections including local bodies and the recently concluded GHMC polls, he said at the annual news conference to give a wrap-up of the department’s work and initiatives. In all, 1,50,922 cases were reported during the year compared to 1,60,571 cases in 2019 registering a decrease of six per cent in overall crime, the  police  chief said. Stating that there was significant decrease in crimes relating to murders, dacoities, robberies, burglaries, ordinary thefts, cheating, chain snatchings, white collar offences an...