DIG Arun Kumar Singh on Wednesday. (Animesh Sengupta)

Curbing cyber crime tops the agenda of new Kolhan DIG Arun Kumar Singh.

A 1998-batch IPS officer, 52-year-old Singh assumed office on July 12.

The senior police officer, on his maiden visit to Jamshedpur on Wednesday after taking charge, said the focus would be on strengthening infrastructure and logistics. He added that East Singhbhum already has in place a team of skilled police officers to detect crimes perpetuated through the web and cellular phone network.

“But the team must be more efficient and result-oriented. I will soon reorganise looking into cyber crimes,” he said.

Speaking about the nature of crimes in the steel city and Kolhan, the officer said as people from around the country lived in Jamshedpur, the nature of crime also varied.

“Unlike in West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan, organised gangs comprising members from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are active in Jamshedpur. The crimes in the steel city are sophisticated, and the police have to work hard to crack them. In view of the complications involved, some cases remain unsolved. We have to take such unresolved cases as a challenge and solve them by teamwork,” said the DIG.

Singh, however, refused to elaborate on the pending cases.

He pointed out that checking illegal mining and trading of iron ore in Kolhan would also be priority.

“Illegal mining and trading of iron ore was rampant in 2010, when I joined as SP of West Singhbhum. Now thanks to team work and persistent efforts, these illegal activities have come to an end. I will keep tabs on this team of officers which has succeeded in checking thefts in the iron ore belt,” said the senior police officer.

Speaking about the Naxalite problem, the Kolhan DIG said Naxalism was under control in Saranda and Porahat area of West Singhbhum, once the worst affected district.

Singh informed that the police have already set up six CRPF camps at Saranda and another six camps are in the process of being installed. He pointed out that once all the CRPF camps were in place and development process initiated by the Centre starts yielding results, Naxalite problems would disappear from Saranda for good.

The DIG, however, revealed that a squad of 16 armed rebels is still active at Porahat forest division.

Singh, who was till recently posted SP, West Singhbhum, was on his maiden visit to the steel city as DIG. He met his subordinates and took stock of the law and order situation.

SP (city) Ajay Linda and deputy superintendents of police were present at the meeting.