In a bid to give a further impetus to the Community Policing initiative and involve the society, Punjab Police on Tuesday established a separate Community Policing Wing.
To be headed by ADGP/Community Policing, the new wing would be assisted by an IGP level officer.
A dedicated manpower of 3085 police officers of all ranks has been put exclusively on community policing duties in the State.
Gazetted officers of the rank of SP and DSP have been posted as District Community Police Officers at all district headquarters in the State.
A spokesman of Punjab police said that as of now, Community Policing Resource Centres were functioning at all district headquarters, Community Policing Suvidha Centres at Sub-Divisional Headquarters and Police Station Outreach Centres in all Police Stations of the State.
These Saanjh Kendras are providing 22 services under the Right to Service Act to the citizens. Services include supply of verification reports for Passports, Arms licences etc., provision of copies of FIRs, DDRs
The Saanjh Kendras also assist in resolving disputes in non-cognizable cases with participation of respectable members of the community.
Community Policing Committees of respectable citizens have been set up at all districts and sub-division level centres to resolve disputes and reduce social and domestic tension. More than 20 lacs citizens have availed of the services provided by the Saanjh Kendras in the last 2 years and over 14,000 disputes resolved amicably in the last one year.