Bokaro Superintendent of police YSRamresh said on Thursday that there was a significant drop in the coal belt's crime and illegal coal smuggling rate this year amid the police intensified crackdown on coal suspects. A total of 100 and above coal smugglers and local criminals ,meanwhile have been arrested in police operation within limits of Bokaro Thermal, Nawadih, Bermo, Jaridih, Pannak and Gomia police stations,he added .While Rajesh Kujur Inspector of Bokaro Thermal police station and lady Officer in charge Radha Kumari said the decline in index crime incidents is a direct effect of police chief aggressive operation against illegal coal smugglers and criminals.
SP Y.S. Ramesh, who completed his one and 7 month tenure in Bokaro in the capacity of SP always wants to instill this spirit of law in people's minds. Ramesh has to his credit many successful anti-Naxalites operations especially in Jhumra and Nawadih .He always said Criminals should have sense of fear and the law –abiding citizens should feel comfortable and friendly while approaching the police. This message would be always conveyed to the people and special attention would be given to improve the police-public relationship.
While Ramesh has begun many moral boosting drives ,specially the community policing among the villagers who stay in the naxal-infested zone . "If you win the hearts of villagers ,then major battle against the Maoists became easier .The Maoists cannot spread if the villagers stop extending support to them at the grassroots –level," Ramesh said.