Bhubaneswar: The overall level of confidence in criminal cases in Odisha reached a new low last year.
According to statistics on national crime records (NCRB), the level of confidence reached 11.2%, second lowest after Assam, whose level of confidence was 5.4%.
In 2019, the level of state confidence was 21.5%, the NCRB report stated.
The police connected it with interference in court trials because of Covid.
“The court process is affected by a pandemic.
We also cannot complete certain court formalities because of Covid outbreaks and related enforcement activities,” said a senior police officer.
Experts say poor investigation and collection of scientific evidence, lack of supervision by senior officers, the absence of adequate amounts of lawyers and a shortage of good government judges is the main factor that produces low confidence over the past few years.
State confidence level was 9.5% in 2015, 10.4% in 2016, 9.3% in 2017, 5.7% in 2018 and 21.5% in 2019.
Recently, the police said the level of confidence in The red flag category, which involves rape and murder, has increased this year from the previous year.
While the level of confidence in such cases is 37.25% by 2020, he has touched 41.6% at the end of July this year.
The level of confidence is 41.52% in 2019.
“We have carried out stress to improve the skills of our personnel investigation.
They have been asked to ensure the arrest accused, accumulated precise evidence and submission of Chargesheet time in court.
We have appointed investigators officers to monitor the development of the court , set the documents needed and ensure timely deposition from witnesses prosecution in court, “said a senior crime branch officer.