Hyderabad Police Introduces Women's Mounted Unit and Expands Dog Squad

 In a historic move, the Hyderabad City Police today introduced a women's mounted unit. Sri C.V. Anand, IPS, DG and Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, announced the decision to induct women horse riders into the force. Ten women constables from the Armed Reserve (AR) underwent two months of training at the Goshamahal Mounted Unit to become part of the mounted police force. This is a significant decision for the country, and these constables will be deployed for duties like bandobust (security arrangements), VIP movements, and patrolling.

Shri C.V. Anand stated that this step was taken to encourage women to come to the forefront in all fields. He added that for the first time, these women mounted police officers will be part of the regular patrols.

The Hyderabad City Police is also expanding its dog squad. Currently, the 34 dogs in the unit are overworked, so the force has decided to increase the number to 54. The new dogs will be inducted after they complete extensive training at the Integrated Intelligence Training Academy (IITA). They will be used for detecting explosives and narcotics, and for tracking criminals.

To improve the quality of the dogs, a special committee has been formed. This committee will select high-quality dogs from breeders across the country. In the first phase, 12 dogs have been acquired, with more to be added in the future.

In light of the new Osmania General Hospital (OGH) construction, the mounted ground and stables at Goshamahal Police Stadium will be relocated to a new site. The government has sanctioned funds for this new infrastructure, which will include new buildings for the City Security Wing, a vehicle impound yard, new horse stables, and a parade ground.A new dog kennel and mounted unit will be constructed over 11.5 acres, with facilities for 60 dogs. The tenders for this project will be finalised on September 8.

The Commissioner also announced that all arrangements for the Ganesh Idols  final immersion, scheduled for tomorrow, are complete. The immersion is expected to last for about 40 hours, with around 50,000 idols being immersed at Tank Bund alone. Strong police security measures have been put in place to prevent any untoward incidents. A total of 29,000 police personnel will be on duty in shifts. In addition to the existing CCTV cameras, an extra 250 cameras and 6 drones will be used to monitor the immersion routes.

The Commissioner stated that a ban on DJs has been imposed this year as they have caused multiple deaths and health issues for young people in previous years. He clarified that this is a matter of public health, not religion, and that the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi has also agreed to cooperate with the police on this issue. He added that efforts are being made to complete the Khairatabad Ganesh immersion between 6:00 AM and 1:30 PM.

The event was attended by Smt. Rakshita Krishna Murthy, IPS, DCP, CAR Headquarters; Sri G. Chandramohan, IPS, DCP, South West Zone;Smt.Dara Kavitha DCP Cyber crimes,  Sri P.Giri Raju, DCP, CSW; and other officials.