Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra said that police should make efforts to win hearts of people through their working style and with their decent and admirable behaviour towards them.
While reviewing law and order situation in districts at the meeting of senior officers of Raipur, Bilaspur and Durg police ranges held at the police headquarters here, the Minister said that as public servants, the image of police should be of the well-wisher and protector of peace-loving citizens, whereas, terror of them should clearly be visible for the criminals.
On reaching the police headquarters, Director General of Police (DGP) AN Upadhyay, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, NK Aswal and senior police officers welcomed the Home Minister.Paikra asked the officers to make advance preparation for the forthcoming general election of urban bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions in the State.
He expressed satisfaction that law and order and criminal activities are under control in districts of the three police ranges.Paikra directed senior police officers of the three ranges to conduct time-to-time inspection of police stations under their jurisdiction and review the status of disposal of public grievances.
He said that the behaviour of all officers and employees at police stations should be decent towards complainants approaching them.All the police station In-charges should ensure legal action on the complaints of complainants, after registering FIR.Additional DGPs Rajiv Shrivastava, Mukesh Gupta and RK Vij, Home Secretary Ashok Juneja, IG Raipur range GP Singh, IG Durg range Pradip Gupta and IG Bilaspur range Pawandev, IGs of headquarters Arundev Gautam and Ravindra Bhendia, superintendents of police from districts of the three ranges were present in the meeting.
While informing the Minister about the activities of the Department, DGP Upadhyay said that police in the three ranges are keeping continuous vigil for crime control and prevention of Naxal activities.