Haryana Government on Wednesday announced an award of Rs 1 lakh to be given to anyone providing information leading to the arrest of purse and chain snatchers in the State.
A decision to announce the cash award was taken at a meeting of the Police Department held under Chief Minister Manohar lal.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister gave approval for appointing deputy commissioner of police (DCP)-level officer in Manesar and additional superintendent of police in Bahadurgarh, district Jhajjar.
He also approved the proposal to convert sanctioned police posts into regular posts, besides converting 1,200 posts of constables into those of sub-inspectors.
The Chief Minister gave go-ahead for the creation of new posts of traffic police constables for Panchkula, Faridabad and Gurugram. Approved proposals included setting up new police stations as per requirement, traffic police stations in the districts through which the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) and Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) expressways pass, and women police stations in Dadri district and Hansi and six sub-divisions.
Manohar lal also issued directions for the construction of new buildings of police stations where existing buildings are in a dilapidated condition. Officers were also asked to get third-party checking done of places where CCTV cameras have been installed and ensure that only high-quality cameras are installed in the State.