Director General of Police (DGP) DK Pandey on Thursday instructed SPs of North Chhotanagpur Range to immediately to review the security status at court campuses with the concerned District Judge in the districts and put up CCTV cameras in consultation with the judicial officers. The cameras can be put as advised by the district judges in court campus at important sites. He has given the responsibility to Bokaro IG Tadasha Mishra for properly fixing the cameras and review the situation of campus every month of every district.
The DGP reached Hazaribagh on Thursday to review the law and order situation of North Chotanagpur range after the killing of gangster Sushil Srivastava and two of his henchmen in the Hazaribagh court campus on Tuesday.
After holding a meeting at Police Training College, Hazaribagh, the DGP said that the civilian security is always on the priority for Jharkhand police. Three persons have been already arrested by the police in relation to the gangwar. Regular raids were also being conducted by the Hazaribagh police on the suspected places, he added.
The DGP also instructed all the SPs of seven districts to keep a watch on the anti-social elements in their area. Sources said that fearing a series of backlash after Srivastava’s killing Pandey has asked the SPs to arrest the wanted members of both the gangs.
Pandey said that arrangement of Video conferencing for under trial prisoners will be made and for security reasons metal detectors have already been installed in the Hazaribagh court campus.
The DGP also stressed on the need of intensive Highway patrolling as he said that patrolling on both NH 33 and NH 2 (Grand Trunk Road) would be intensified to prevent criminals from entering and getting out of towns and transporting arms and ammunition.