Garhwal Range Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Amit Sinha convened a meeting with district police officers and gave them necessary instructions to solve registered crime cases and put check on overloading of vehicles and minimise accidents in their respective areas.
The police acted quickly in Roorkee Tehsil to prevent a riots in Haridwar district with security being beefed up and additional forces being deployed in Roorkee Tehsil to defusethe communal tension that erupted two days ago and the situation in the area is under control, he added.
DIG Sinha expressed grief over increasing number of deaths in road accidents in various districts of the Range and directed the police officers to put a check on overloading of vehicles in consultation with transport officers and minimise risk of accidents.
It has been observed that the drivers of taxis and other commercial vehicles frequently overload passengers without fear and this is one of the reasons for increasing number of accidents in the Range.
The police and transport officers are responsible for putting check on overloading of vehicles in their respective jurisdiction. He directed the police officers to conduct drive against overloading of vehicles in their respective jurisdiction and take appropriate actions against violators.
The district police officers were directed to take steps for reducing crimes like chain snatching, loot, vehicle theft and others in their jurisdiction apart from taking stringent action against new gangs found in their areas.
Beat policing or police patrolling should be intensified in rural and urban areas and officers must ensure that police are on alert on duty. Following the direction of State DGP BS Sidhu, Homicide Investigation Cell was formed in various districts and its members are investigating murders and other registered old cases.
Dehradun and Haridwar police officers were directed to take steps for solving murder cases which have been registered recently. The district police heads were directed to take measures for preventing crimes like loot, burglary, theft, human trafficking and others in their jurisdiction.
Emphasis should be laid on quality of investigation in registered cases and they need to ensure culprits are punished. The police officers should lay emphasis on conducting verification of tenants, gun license holders and others in their jurisdiction, the DIG added.