Telangana mulls proposal for sex offenders register

The proposal was mooted by eminent social activist Sunitha Krishnan

The Telangana government is considering a proposal to have a register of sexual offenders which will be made accessible to the public.

The information in this register could be used for various purposes like to verify credentials of a person being considered for a job.

The concept comes fore after the heinous incident of sexual molestation of a four year old Kindergarten girl in a Banjara Hills school by the Principal's driver in inside the classroom.

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The need for this move arises as such sexual crimes appear to be on the rise in the state especially the capital city Hyderabad. In May, an underage girl who went to a Jubilee Hills pub was lured away in a luxury car and raped by five juvenile boys.

Padma Shri awardee Sunitha Krishnan, a well known crusader against sex crimes and trafficking, has broached the public access register idea now.

“Can we set up a Sex Offenders Register for the State of Telangana of convicted offenders on the lines that exists in the USA which even the public can access for the purposes of recruitment etc,” Krishnan asked Telangana minister and TRS working president KT Rama Rao in a tweet on Thursday.

So stating, Krishnan offered her help to the government - a concept note based on the research of 20 countries on the aspect.

Krishnan's idea was welcomed by KTR, who looks after the IT, industries, municipal administration, urban development departments, and often initiates new ideas across the state administration.

“Let us absolutely get it done. Please present the concept note and we will take it forward,” KTR said in reply to Krishnan's tweet.

At present, the access to the sexual offenders list is said to be restricted only to the law enforcement agencies.