CP visits South West Zone

CP CV Anand visited the south west zone today, met all the LO , Traffic, SB, Task force officers , took feedback from them regarding the Ganesh and Milad festivals and discussed the strategy for tackling simultaneously the Ganesh and Milad festivals. He instructed them to be relaxed in mind , be firm and responsible in work and not to harass the general public in any manner.

CP took to field to review Ganesh & Milad bandobust in Central, South Zones

 

Kicking off his field review of Ganesh and Milad festival bandobasts, the CP Hyderabad CV Anand visited the Central and South Zones and met  with the officers . After conducting Puja at the Khairtabad Ganesh , Anand encouraged the committee members to follow what they did last year - to finish all preparations by 630 am and start moving the 70 feet idol and complete it s immersion in Husseinsagar lake by 130 pm so that the coast is clear for speedy immersion after that . The Organisers promised to ensure it . Anand spoke to all the officers of Law and order , traffic and security wing of central zone about the nature of duties during the next few days and the final day 40 hours bandobast needed .

Later he drove down to the South Zone DCP office where he met all the officers of LO, Traffic, Task force , SB . He discussed in detail about the upcoming Ganesh procession and the run up to it alongside the bandobast for Milad celebrations. He reviewed the mistakes and lapses made the previous year , took suggestions from the officers and finalised the plan . He appreciated all the officers for their tremendous work and asked them to keep it up. He asked them to keep in mind the socio economic fabric of the old city while dealing with crowds and imposing timings.

CV Anand takes charge as Hyderabad Police Commissioner

 

This morning senior IPS officer Mr.CV Anand has assumed office as the Police Commissioner of Hyderabad City for the second time, following an earlier tenure from December 2021 to October 2023. He thanked the Hon’ble Chief Minister and the State Government. Interacting with the Media in his office, CP Anand  outlined his immediate focus areas, including ensuring the peaceful conclusion of the Ganesh idols immersion, Milad festivities  and conducting a thorough review of the associated arrangements and action plan.

“In City police  bandobust for all other events are usually considered as quarter finals and semi finals. Ganesh bandobust is the finals and I am sure  all officers will  rise to the occasion. “ said CP Anand. 

“Easing traffic congestion, intensifying H-NEW operations to control drugs menace, and improving   law & order through effective policing and crime control measures.” remains our top priority, he said. 

During  previous term, Mr.Anand was credited with introducing  a series of significant IT initiatives(D-CAMO, Fit Cop etc.,),and reforms.Setting up CCC, reorganization of City Police,  H-NEW, appointing women Inspectors as SHOs, and several other effective policing measures. 

Mr.Vikram Singh Mann, Addl.CP(L&O),;Mr.Viswaprasad, Addl.CP(Traffic); Smt.Parimala Hananutan, DIG- ICCC; Mr. Gajarao Bhoopal , Jt.CP(Admin); and other senior officers were present.

Mini Conference hall inaugurated in ACB headquarters

 

145 cases in eight months: ACB cracking whip on corruption

 The cases registered by the Anti Corruption Bureau has increased from an average of 100 cases in the last four years to 145 in just eight months in 2024,  under the charge of senior IPS officer CV Anand, who is now transferred and posted as Hyderabad Commissioner of Police. Anand preferred to go ahead with “trap” cases to avoid any conflict with socio, economic, and political biases.

Mr.Anand shared his experience in curbing corruption. One of the important measures he initiated was to prevent leaks within the department to further increase transparency and accountability of the ACB.

Anand also noted that in the past eight months, the government sanctioned prosecution orders against 86 persons involved in 72 cases. Observing that this is a very high statistic, the top officer said, “We have been personally pursuing the prosecution orders. I went to the Secretariat and also wrote to the concerned departments seeking permission to issue prosecution orders.”

Of the 145 cases registered by the ACB in 2024, 109 persons were arrested. Most of the arrested persons are government employees and more than 30 officers were from the revenue department, Anand also took action against corrupt cops.

Attributing the toll-free number 1,064 as the lifeline of the ACB, the officer said that the wing received over 1,450 complaints in a span of just eight months. As the wing started receiving a lot of complaints, he sent a proposal to the government requesting more resources to strengthen the ACB. “We have over 280 personnel working in the ACB now. I have sent a proposal to increase the personnel to 550. I have also asked for more vehicles for the wing,” he said.

Each case requires a thorough investigation and sufficient evidence for the accused officer to be held, Anand said. “We need proper audio and video evidence to prove a case. Sometimes, the accused person might use visual indications to communicate with the complainant about the bribe. But we need verbal documentation to show that the officer is asking for a bribe to perform his official duty,” the cop noted. In other instances, there is no direct evidence that a government officer is involved in corruption, for instance, in Dharani or layout fraud.

“But the ACB would still book cases against them if we find that the officer has violated the rules and regulations. Unlike traps, these cases are for criminal misconduct,” Anand elaborated.

The conviction rate in ACB cases thus far in 2024 is 55.55 per cent and Anand said efforts are to be made to improve the conviction rate to 70 per cent.