To reach out to the public and resolve their problems, Haryana Police has set up a social media cell in the Police Headquarters at Panchkula. For this purpose, a Twitter handle @ Police_ Haryana has been created.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), law and Order assisted by Inspector General of Police (IGP), law and Order and IGP, Security would be the nodal officer for posting tweets on the handle, said a spokesman of the Police Department.
He said that a well trained Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) or Inspector would be the in-charge of the social media cell under the supervision of the nodal officers.
The cell is created with the objective of informing the general public and the media about action being taken by Haryana Police and successes being achieved by it in various fields of activities like law and order, crime prevention and detection, traffic, capacity building and other good works done by the Police, said the spokesman.
All Commissioners of Police and District Superintendents of Police would also start and manage their Twitter handles in their respective districts, he added.