With the sustained efforts by the commissionerate policebringing a dip in chain snatching incidents and cops solving 94 percent of thecases in the last 13 days as compared to first three weeks of September,Ludhiana city is becoming safe city for the women.
In consonance with the commitment of the Punjabgovernment to make cities safe for the women, the Commissionerate Police led byPolice Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar who took over the charge onSeptember 22, has been able to considerably control the incidents of chainsnatching and tracing 94 percent of the cases of this crime with the arrest of42 accused and 100 percent recovery of stolen property.
As per the details, 51 incidents of chain snatching tookplace in Ludhiana from September 1 to September 21 which was reduced to 18cases from September 22 to October 4. Besides, tracing percentage was only33.33 percent in first 21 days of September which increased to 94 percent innext 13 days. The Cops have also recovered stolen property worth Rs 48.34 lakh.
Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said thatmulti-pronged strategy has been adopted to curb this street crime in Ludhianaand said special thrust is being laid on eliminating snatching by marking hotspots including Ghumar Mandi Road, DMC Road, Kipps Market Sarabha Nagar, UrbanEstate Dugri, Jalandhar Bypass, Gill road, Sherpur and Giaspura Chowk,surveillance through CCTVs and vigil on the criminals got bails recently.
He said that PCR teams of the Commissionerate Police havebeen asked to be more responsive, prompt and effective for dealing with crime.Bhullar said that the PCR teams have a lot of responsibility in dealing withany crime as they have been mandated with the job of reaching on the spot ofcrime as soon as they get the information.
The Commissioner of Police further said that specialfocus also is being laid to ensure prompt and speedy response from the Policestations and PCR to any call made by the people regarding crime or mishap.
Bhullar said that vigilance has also been stepped up inthe city and senior officers have been asked to themselves monitor the nakas intheir area and ensured that every officer discharges their duty efficaciouslyso that criminals don’t dare to indulge in crime.
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Bhullar said that this is just a baby step and theultimate goal is to make city crime free adding that with the active supportand cooperation of the general public this target would be achieved in comingdays.