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Vizag cybercrime cops win best crime detection award

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Explaining their efforts, Vizag cybercrime police inspector V Gopinath said the officers spent hours only to analyse 7,010 common numbers as the accused made WhatsApp VOIP calls.

Vizag cybercrime CI V Gopinath receiving ABCD award from DGP on Monday | EXPRESS
Vizag cybercrime CI V Gopinath receiving ABCD award from DGP on Monday | EXPRESS

Vijayawada :

Director General of Police (DGP) D Gautam Sawang presented the Award for Best in Crime Detection (ABCD) to police officials at the Police Headquarters in Mangalagiri on Monday.
Vizag city cybercrime police bagged the first prize for solving the sensational case of extortion of money by four youths, impersonating themselves as personal secretary of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

Vizianagaram Central Crime Station (CCS) police received the second prize for solving a theft case and Railway Kodur police of Kadapa district got the third prize for solving the murder case of a Muslim youth.

Addressing the media, DGP said a total of eight cases were shortlisted and three were selected based on various parameters such as efforts, intelligence and presence of mind of officials while investigating the case.

Sawang said that such awards would bring a friendly competition among police and help them share, know, improve and refine their style of investigation.Awards were given to those officers who thought out of the box and solved critical cases with their outstanding investigation skills and presence of mind, the DGP said and added that in all the three cases, the investigating officers showed their mettle while unravelling the mystery.

Explaining their efforts behind the investigation, Vizag cybercrime police inspector V Gopinath said the officers spent hours only to analyse 7,010 common numbers as the accused made WhatsApp VOIP calls. Based on the complaint of Visakhapatnam South MLA Vasupalli Ganesh, police tried to trace IP address of the accused. “Unfortunately, we did not get needed help from WhatsApp. They gave anonymous IP address, which made us verify Internet Protocol Detail Records (IPDRs) to trace the IMEI numbers of the mobile phones used by the accused.

After validating cell IDs with the tower location and WhatsApp destination server IP address through command prompt and further filtration, we obtained the customer application form and showed it to driver of Bandaru Satyanarayana, who lost `10 lakh to the gang. The accused, P Vishnu Murthy and his three friends, were arrested and `5.8 lakh cash and gold ornaments were recovered,” the CI said.

Similarly, Vizianagaram Central Crime Station (CCS) DSP J Papa Rao explained how he and his team arrested a lorry driver who absconded with a paper load of truck. Also, Railway Kodur police inspector K Balaiah recounted his team’s investigation.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / July 30th, 2019

Their innovative ideas to the fore

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Young innovators with their project that got selected for the Atal Innovation Marathon.
Young innovators with their project that got selected for the Atal Innovation Marathon.

Five innovative projects developed by students of AP Social Welfare Schools are among the 100 models selected in the second round of the Atal Innovation Marathon, organised by Atal Innovation Mission in collaboration with Niti Aayog and The Better India, to nurture innovation in young minds.

The marathon started last year drawing participation of 5,000 schoolchildren from across the country, who submitted 1,400 projects divided in eight categories-Clean Energy, Water Conservation and Management, Smart Mobility, Waste Management, Health Tech, Sustainable Development Goals, Agri Tech and Architecture and Design.

In the first round, 200 projects were short-listed and the selected students were asked to further refine their work and submit a business plan for it. Nine of these 200 models were from Andhra Pradesh schools and of them, six were developed by social welfare school children.

The selected projects in the second list include a cattle-alert system (in Agri-Tech category) by I.V. Mrudula, Ch. Maheswari and Divya of AP Social Welfare School, Peddapavani in Prakasam district, a low-cost multi-level dust indication in dust-bins (Waste Management) by E. Avilasha and K. Chandu Priya of social welfare school, Kovvuru in West Godavari district, a multi-purpose agriculture robot (Agri Tech) by G. Mounika, K.L.S.P. Varshini and Bharathi of AP Social Welfare Residential School Centre of Excellence, Visakhapatnam, an agriculture kit for sensing soil parameters (Agri Tech) by B. Aswini and A. Jayalakshmi of the social welfare school, Komarada at Vizianagaram and an equipment to help the deaf hear (Sustainable Development Goals) by T. Priyanka, M. Sandhya Sri and D. Hemalatha of the Social Welfare Residential School, Tallapalem in Visakhapatnam.

Rewards galore

The young innovators comprising the top 100 teams have exciting time ahead. They are being rewarded with a 15-day internship programme designed specifically to allow the children to get real world and hands on experience.

This is in addition to a three-month-long module developed for them which will take them through an immersive journey to take their ideas forward. The selected team members will also get to visit the General Electric (GE) Innovation Centres and manufacturing units.

Besides cash awards, the students will get a prototype kit to further develop their innovation for the final event-Innovation Marathon Conclave, a one-day event where they will pitch their ideas to an esteemed panel of judges. The top three teams will receive a prize money of ₹6 lakh.

“The children are all excited and we are yet to receive communication about the commencement of the internship programme that is bound to further enrich their innovative streak,” said U. Vinay Babu, Social Empowerment Fellow and in-charge of the Atal Tinkering Labs in AP Social Welfare Residential Educational Institution Society (APSWREIS).

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / by P. Sujatha Varma / Vijayawada – July 28th, 2019