The image of the Mitra (friend) police — the women and men in khaki of Uttarakhand is in for a major makeover. Apart from keeping its image of ‘friend’ intact the authorities are working on an ambitious plan to improve the general perception of the police among the common man of Uttarakhand.
The department intends to put in place an elaborate system of so that the Uttarakhand police go under a major image overhauling.
To formulate the blueprint of the plan a meeting chaired by the Additional Director General of Police (ADG), law and Order, Ashok Kumar was organised in Dehradun on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by the Inspector General (IG) law and order, Deepam Seth, IG Garhwal range Pushpak Jyoti and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun, Nivedita Kukreti. In the meeting discussions on improvement in traffic, increasing the efficiency of the Crime Patrol Unit (CPU), drive against the drugs and its trafficking and severe punitive action against corrupt police personnel were held.
It was decided that the all police stations will prominently display a contact number for complaints related to corruption.
After the meeting, Ashok Kumar said that an elaborate working plan for implementation of the project would be prepared within a week. He said that the suggestions of the general public would also be incorporated in the work plan.
One can register his or her suggestions on the facebook page of the Uttarakhand police or mail at on the e mail of police headquarters (mediacellphqddn@gmail.com) or on a WhatsApp number 9897023456.