Rising cases of snatching, loot and theft in Dehradun and several towns of Haridwar district have left the senior police officers deeply worried.
The Haridwar and Dehradun district police officers have been asked to take tough measures to stop such incidents, said DIG, Garhwal Range Pushpak Jyoti while presiding over a meeting with the range district police officers on Wednesday.
He further asked the district police officers to intensify patrolling in the crowded market areas and other sensitive places. Patrolling during the night hours was also stressed. Sounding worried over such incidents being on the rise particularly across Haridwar district, he said that the force would go all-out to stamp out such menaces.
Jyoti also cautioned the police officers to be vigilant over the possibility of tension flaring between the communities. In case such things happen the station police station officers should themselves visit such areas and inform their seniors about the same, he said, adding that if the situations so warrant additional police forces should be deployed there expeditiously.
While reviewing crimes, he said that the cases of burglaries in the locked houses showing a spiralling trend in Haridwar and Dehradun districts over the past few months, the police officers must ensure that the identities of the tenants, domestic helps and migrant labourers coming from other states are done. People should be encouraged to use the mobile app for verification of tenants and others.
Besides, he stressed on the police station officers exhorting the people of the colonies or the members of the societies to install gates and appoint guards by way of security. CCTV cameras should also be installed in the colonies, he said.
He asked the police officers at the range and the district levels to act promptly on the complaints lodged by the people.