Vijayawada’s dark side was revealed even as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, keeps reiterating that there will be a world class capital around Vijayawada.  Several officers, including senior IAS officers were shocked at the presentation. 

 

 

The home department said in its presentation that Vijayawada city ranks second after Delhi in crime rate. The crime rate in Vijayawada city is rising significantly. The National Crime Records Bureau two years ago had said that Hyderabad city is no longer a safe place for women and was ranked as one of the most unsafe cities for women in India.

 

NCRB said undivided AP  has emerged as the most unsafe place among the four South Indian states. The department said that police seized some weapons from Maoists recently.

 

Inquiry revealed they were made in Vijayawada. The department said that the weapons seized were country made guns. The police raided a house in Vijayawada where the weapons were being manufactured according to information given by CPI (ML) New Democracy group Naxalites. The culprits were arrested.

 

Meanwhile, the CM expressed his ire over the police department. In recent incidents of farm fires in the capital region, where crops were burnt by some unknown persons, Guntur police arrested 43 people.

 

The CM was told some innocent farmers were arrested. He directed the police to release them by evening. He said that criminals are using the latest technology and told the police to adopt latest technology in investigations.