Open to new ideas to address traffic issues: CP City sees 12% increase in crime against women

Crimes against women increased by 12% in Hyderabad in 2023, said the City police’s annual report.
As per the report, a total of 2,775 cases of crime against women were reported in 2023 vis-a-vis 2,484 cases in 2022. While dowry deaths recorded in 2023 and 2022 remained the same (15), cases of rape increased by 19% in 2023 with 403 being reported as compared to 336 cases last year.
The rape cases were divided into two categories, including technical and false marriage promises.
Major convictions under crimes against women during 2023 include 13 persons convicted for life imprisonment in 13 cases; one person sentenced to 25 years in jail in one case; five persons sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in four cases; 118 persons convicted to 3 to 5 years imprisonment in 75 cases.
Meanwhile, Hyderabad Commissioner of Police Kothakota Sreenivas Reddy on Friday said he was open to implementing new ideas to address traffic issues in the city.
Addressing a query regarding traffic restrictions during the movement of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, the Commissioner said, “The Chief Minister has given instructions that his movement with convoy must not cause inconvenience to the general traffic.”
“Two decades ago I was in charge of the traffic department. I realised that drastic changes are needed to address the matter. We will have to look at options such as car pooling, restrictions on slow moving vehicles during peak hours or restricted number of auto-rickshaws moving in the city,” Reddy said.