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The NRI cell which has been set up in the state of Telangana in the previous year has registered cases in 70 of the 73 complaints against the Non- resident Indian husbands and their families.

The NRI cell has been set up by the women safety wing of the Telangana state police in the month of July in the previous year 2019. it has been established as a nodal agency for monitoring the cases where the Non- resident Indians are the accused and since the establishment of the NRI cell, it has received 73 petitions and around 70 cases have been registered based on them.

Out of the 70 cases, it has been noted that 29 of the 70 cases are under investigation and 41 pending trial. The look out circulars have been issued against 46 offenders and the non- bailable warrants have been made against 32 and also the passports have been seized of six offenders.

According to the police, around 574 cases have been registered against the NRIs at various police stations in the state of Telangana and that out of the 574 cases that have been registered, 417 have been registered at around 17 women police stations. It has also been noted that the look out notices have been issued against the 577 offenders and that the maximum number of cases have been registered against the Non- resident Indians in the state and the cases have been registered in the CCS women police station which were around 137 in number which is said to be followed by Saroornagar women police station where in the number of cases were 78.

By Shrithika Kushangi