Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma and DGP DK Pandey have asked all SPs, DCs and Jail Superintendents to conduct raids in routine intervals in their respective areas under jurisdictions to curb crime and make Jharkhand a fearless and crime-free State at the earliest.
DCs and SPs have been asked to direct police stations for profiling of crime, gangs, sensitive areas and possible areas of crime. They have been also directed on Sunday to execute pending warrants at the earliest in consultation with public prosecutors of the cases on monthly basis and review pending criminal cases along with fast-track speedy trial of important, sensitive and heinous criminal cases.
Rajbala Verma and DK Pandey have directed jail authorities too, to conduct raids in their jails at regular intervals and ensure e-production, e-trials and e-meetings. “Criminals go through remorse of making crimes and return from jail as civilised citizens,” the directive said. The Chief Secretary asked officials to strengthen ground network and intelligence and to take their inputs seriously.
The DGP on the other hand asked them to conduct raids in lodges, hostels, suspected spots of illegal liquor trade and take stern actions against violators. Both the officials were unanimous with the fact that the police and the administration needed to work on strengthening local networks and win hearts of people to curb crime.
The directive issued on Sunday categorises crimes in economic, social and communal offences. Cases related to land trade, illegal liquor trade, illegal mining, coal and chit-funds have been kept under economic offences. Witch hunting, child trafficking and such cases have been put in social offences whereas cases related to communal disturbances have been identified as communal offences. Verma also said that the Government was strict towards cases on the name of cow-vigilantism.
Meanwhile, Ranchi SSP Kuldeep Dwivedi, DC Manoj Kumar and other officials carried out inspections of various Pooja Pandals in city and directed Samitis to follow certain guidelines to avert any possible case of fire, stampede or others during ongoing Navratri. Kumar said that the administration was strict at making Samitis follow certain guidelines to avoid any unwanted situation.
At the same time, District Disaster management Authority conducted awareness programme for civil defense volunteers on Sunday to provide them tips of how to avoid fire, stampede and other such events, and how to react if any of these took place unfortunately. District Disaster Management Officer Ashok Kumar Sharma asked volunteers to perform their duties with honesty, keep vigil around and respond swiftly in need.