 |
| Muzaffarpur SSP Rajesh Kumar. Telegraph picture |
Muzaffarpur, Feb. 17: Soon after appointment the new senior superintendent of police (SSP), Muzaffarpur, Rajesh Kumar, vowed to make the town a crime-free zone.
The SSP has asked officials to deploy three policemen under the supervision of a probationary sub-inspector (PSI) at 40 sensitive points identified for effective policing in the town.
Kumar held a review meeting today with the deputy superintendent of police, inspectors and station house officers (SHOs) and directed the effective deployment of PSIs at every corner of the city and the sensitive points for better policing.
The team, led by the PSI, has been entrusted with the assignment of removing traffic congestion, controlling crime and collecting information within two kilometres of their deployment and dominance. They will march on the streets to keep tabs on any subversive activities in their areas
Rajesh Kumar told The Telegraph: “The district police have also constituted two quick response teams (QRT) — one for the township and another for the rural areas — to tackle the rising incidents of crime. The teams will have at least 20 trained personnel, deployed under two police officers to tackle diversified crimes in the region. The team would concentrate on restricting the rebels, carrying out regular search and cordon operations in the Maoist-hit areas of the district and flushing out rebels engaged in subversive activities.”
The SHOs have been asked to furnish lists of people with criminal antecedents within two days in an order to maintain law and order.
The district police have also decided to resume the services of the highway mobile vans, with the help of philanthropists and support of the district administration.
These mobile vans had been deployed in a novel effort to curb crimes along the highways and facilitate medical aid to persons knocked down by speeding vehicles.
There are at least 10 police stations — Sadar, Ahiyapur, Motipur, Karja, Bochahan, Gaighat, Maniyari, Turki, Kudhani and Sakra — at a stone’s throw from the national highways.