Hyderabad: Report a begger and get Rs500

The Hyderabad Police have prohibited begging from january 7, 2018 on the city roads. The police has even taken extra steps to catch beggars escaping from police eyes and begging on roads.

The prison department has announced that anyone who identifies and report a beggar will get Rs 500.

"Citizens can report on any person begging to Prison Control Room. From December 25, the Prisons Department will offer Rs. 500 to anyone who identifies beggars in Hyderabad and informs to the officials," State Institute of Correctional

The police department along with municipal authorities and prison department have picked up and shifted around 235 male beggars and 125 female beggars to 'Anand Ashrams' or special homes located in Chanchalguda and Cherlapalli in the city as part of a drive launched on October 20.

The news of police prohibiting begging due to the upcoming three-day Global Entreprneurship Summit(GES) 2017 was denied by police.