Jharkhand Police DGP MV Rao on Tuesday stressed on the need for adopting a professional approach to increase efficiency of Jharkhand Police for which he said that state police will soon bring the roadmap.
Rao said this during the closed-door review meeting of Jharkhand Police held at the state police headquarter which was attended by all senior officials of police including ADG of CID Anil Palta, ADG of special branch ML Meena besides other officials of the department.
Rao on this occasion also released a special duty dress for CID officials and cops. They will be required to wear this special jacket during their duty for their easy identification among the crowd.
Rao reviewed the performance of CID at length and said that CID which plays a key role in solving important cases should be developed like any professional investigative body.
He said that the time has come when Jharkhand Police should focus on capacity building. He added that Special Branch considered eyes and ears of police has a crucial role to play at a time when Jharkhand Police is fighting a decisive battle to eliminate left wing extremism.
The issue of leftwing extremism was discussed at length where Rao said that state police need to stay alert and act on intelligence inputs.
Notably a fortnight back DGP had directed SP of all districts to launch helpline numbers to help women in stress. Besides he had directed district police to investigate cases related to crime against women on priority basis. Rao asked as to why the order is being followed and implemented.
A special discussion took place on drive against narcotics and illegal liquor. There are some of the districts in Jharkhand where opium is cultivated by opium smugglers. He directed district police to carry intensive drive against opium cultivation.