Prakasam police checking fingerprints of suspects to match in MSCD, in Ongole on Wednesday night

Ongole: The Prakasam district police have launched an extensive fingerprinting drive to identify and apprehend habitual offenders evading law enforcement. The police are using the Multi-Source Crime Detection (MSCD) method district-wide to track down repeat criminals.

During nighttime hours, police collect fingerprints from suspicious individuals at bus stands and railway station areas. Post-midnight, they screen individuals moving on roads and collect their fingerprints. The drive has expanded to include people exiting late-night movie theatres and those loitering suspiciously near major market centres during early mornings.

Since the start of the drive on October 1, the police have collec

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