A day after his reinstatement as the Chief Minister, Harish Rawat held a meeting with the senior police officers of the State on Thursday.
As an upshot of the meeting, a separate wing called Economic Offences Wing has been constituted in the police department with focus on dealing with the cases of disproportionate asserts and land- related offences.
Notably, Rawat said on Wednesday that his Government would have zero tolerance for the land and other mafias and those who possess anonymous properties. He said funds would be no restraint for the police to function the way they should.
State director general of police MA Ganapathy, Additional DGP (law and order) Anil Kumar Raturi, ADGP (intelligence, vigilance) Ashok Kumar, ADGP (administration) Ram Singh Meena, IG Garhwal Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal and other senior police officers were present on the occasion.
CM Rawat reviewed crimes and law and order situation with the police officers during the meeting.
He directed the police officers to further strengthen security at international and interstate borders with the deployment of adequate police forces. He asked them to be vigilant at their assigned areas.
CM stressed on curbing crimes with a heavy hand. Police must instill fear in the criminals to help the State being free from crimes, he said.
However, Rawat’s main focus was on the spiraling land fraud cases and other land-related offences. Rawat said such cases must be cracked at the earliest.
Fraudsters duping people of their lands must be stopped at any cost. Besides, he said that those having assets disproportionate to their income and those possessing anonymous properties must be made to face the wrath of law.
Police should not just act on the registered complaints but they should work proactively to take on the offenders, he said.
Chief Minister Rawat also laid emphasis on the police taking steps to maintain communal harmony. They must be vigilant at the communally sensitive areas, he said, adding that the senior citizens and public representatives must be roped in to wipe out the communal elements. He said intelligence should be adequately strengthened to stop crimes effectively.