Ranchi police, in order to assure a safe and peaceful Durga Puja this season, will install CCTV cameras over in 150 sensitive locations across the city .
Talking to the mediapersons on Sunday, SSP Prabhat Kumar added that Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) is also being strengthened in the capital city to avert any untoward incident during the festive season.
“To keep a close eye on the anti-social elements during Durga Puja, Ranchi Police will install as many as 150 CCTV cameras at all vulnerable spots across the capita city which will be monitored locally by the police personnel,” said Ranchi SSP Prabhat Kumar.
In addition to that, Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) has also promised to install 50 CCTV cameras at some of the selected places, added Kumar.
Moreover, senior police officials are also in contact with retired police personnel who are staying here in Ranchi so that they could be deputed temporarily at the puja pandals. “In order to re-strengthen the SAP, we are establishing contacts the retired army personnel staying here in Ranchi and depute them temporarily for this festive season for assisting the local police in crowd management in and around the puja pandals,” said the SSP. They will be paid on daily basis as per the provisions fixed for the SAP, he added.
The Police are facing a tough time as the capital city has recently seen grave communal tension continued for days. Considering the situation the additional preparations on its part seem obvious.
Referring to the security arrangements at puja pandals, the SSP said, “To avoid the lethargic attitude adopted by the puja pandal committees in the installation of CCTV cameras, it has been mandatory to install them beforehand or they will not be given licenses for the same.”
Meanwhile, Ranchi Police have also succeeded in arresting three hard core criminals – Rajiv Kumar Mishra alias Bittu Mishra, Prakash Yadav and Mukesh Singh while the fourth one escaped during the police action.
“After getting a tip off that some of the members of Bittu Mishra gang have been located in the area, the local police raided he location after forming a team, arresting three persons from the spot while one of their accompanies succeeded to escape from there,” said he SSP. All the three according to the police, are dreaded criminals of Bittu Mishra gang, once active in the gang wars which took place in the area, said the SSP.
The police have also recovered two country made loaded pistols, 6 live cartridges, 4 mobile phones and a Bolero Jeep (JH01G 3234) from their possession. Bittu Mishra has 14 cases while Prakash Yadav has a total of 6 cases registered against them at various police stations in Ranchi.