A special high level meeting of the Range DIGs and SPs to discuss the law and order situation in the district was held at the IG office, SAF Campus on Saturday. IG of Gwalior Range, Anshuman Singh Yadav chaired the meeting.
Today’s meeting had been convened by the IG with the specific aim of taking stern action against miscreants and also to keep close vigil to ensure that no untoward incidents take place during the farmers’ agitation and the Ramdan month.
The meeting was attended by Manohar Varma, DIG, Gwalior Range; Navneet Bhasin, SP, Gwalior; Sunil Kumar Pandey, SP, Shivpuri; Nimish Agarwal, SP, Guna and Talak Singh, SP, Ashok Nagar among others.
According to sources, most part of the deliberations were centered around steps needed to be taken to regulate illegal activities in the range. The meeting also took stock of the crime reports, investigations and other crime statistics from January 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018.
Addressing the meeting IG Yadav instructed the officials to take stringent actions against habitual criminals and bring down crimes like, robbery, rape, kidnappings and crimes against children and women. He also asked the police officers to conduct an intensive drive against traffic violators and other anti-social elements.
The IG further asked the officers to ensure that the TIs of the area make regular rounds in the evenings from 4 to 10 to make sure that law and order is maintained in their area, and also to create apprehension in the minds of potential criminals. He also asked the officials to ensure that liquor shops are closed at the stipulated time, and keep a strict vigil so that drunken brawls don’t happen.
The IG further instructed the officials to take stern action against people possessing illegal weapons and guns without license or licenses that have been expired.
The meeting also discussed ways to handle the farmers’ agitation scheduled for the first week of June. The IG instructed the officers to ensure supply of milk and other essential things during the agitation by providing security to vehicles transporting them.