Overview
- Home Minister G. Parameshwara told the Assembly that murders fell to 1,131 in 2025, reported rapes declined to 517, sexual harassment cases to 5,324, and cybercrimes to 13,599 compared with recent years.
- POCSO cases edged up to 4,096 in 2025 and have risen about 86% since 2019, the minister said, citing a longer‑term trend that he pledged to address with strengthened child‑protection measures.
- Criminal proceedings involve police personnel in 88 cases, and 26 officers have faced disciplinary action for colluding with drug traffickers or failing to curb narcotics activity, with legal and departmental processes under way.
- The government outlined 24‑hour Hoysala patrols, a statewide E‑beat system, 30 additional superintendent posts and a door‑to‑door policing program to bolster prevention and intelligence gathering.
- Prison security steps include CCTV expansion, baggage scanners, a Bengaluru command centre and a planned return to monitored inmate landlines, while cyber‑fraud efforts logged 1,314 digital‑arrest cases since 2023, deactivated 268 Facebook, 456 Telegram, 15 Instagram and 61 WhatsApp accounts, and recovered part of more than ₹312 crore in losses.