AP police earns three international awards

Hyderabad, Nov 1 (UNI) The Nalgonda District police were honoured with two awards of International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and Civil Rights award for the year 2006 at a ceremony held in Boston city in the US recently.

According to an official release here, Nalgonda Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhagawat received the IACP, Motorola Webber Seavy Law Enforcement 2006 award and Civil Rights award 2006.

The honour was in recognition of Nalgonda police to combat organised prostitution in the district through 'Project Aasara' launched by the police.

The Nalgonda district police had launched the anti-trafficking project with the partnership of education , women and child welfare departments and NGOs. Prostitution was reduced by 90 per cent since the project was implemented at Yadagirigutta in the district.

The IACP, founded in 1893, is the world's oldest and the largest association of law enforcement executives with more than 19,000 members from 100 countries.

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