Hyderabad police SIT begins review of crimes involving absconding Nepal nationals

Hyderabad police have launched a Special Investigation Team to review crimes involving Nepal nationals over the past eight years. The team will analyse around 60 cases, execute pending warrants, identify organised networks and trace absconding suspects linked to serious offences.

Hyderabad: The Special Investigation Team constituted by the Hyderabad police to track down Nepal nationals absconding in several burglaries and homicides, started documenting the offences reported in the city.

The SIT team headed by an inspector rank officer comprises 20 police personnel, including sub-inspectors, head constables and police constables from CCS, Task Force, cybercrime wing, IT Cell and multiple police stations.

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Hyderabad Commissioner of Police, VC Sajjanar issued orders for constituting the SIT following the ghastly murder of the wife of a retired IPS officer, by his housemaid and her associates at their Jubilee Hills residence.

The SIT team is collecting data pertaining to the cases involving Nepal nationals reported in the last eight years and initially documenting it.

“Around 60 cases were reported in the last six to eight years in the city involving the Nepal nationals. We are doing case by case research and studying the available evidence/clues to identify and arrest the persons who are absconding,” said an official of Hyderabad police.

The police said a majority of the persons involved in the cases were arrested and remanded, while some continue to evade arrest and are absconding. “After completing the study of the previous cases, we will list out the individuals who are absconding and start effort to trace them down and arrest them,” the official said.

The SIT also has been tasked with executing pending non-bailable warrants (NBWs) and identifying organized criminal networks linked to such crimes.