East Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner Amitabh Kaushal, who chaired a four-hour-long marathon review meeting of different departments at the district collectorate on Wednesday, called for stringent actions eve teasers and steps to curb under age riding.
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) directed the East Singhbhum Senior Superintendent of Police Richard lakra and Jamshedpur SP (city), Karthik S to form mobile patrol teams in all the police stations to nab eve teasers loitering around education institutions frequented by girls.
Patrolling teams will also include women constables. The idea is to prevent eve-teasing cases and ensure that nobody is abused. lady constables will also be deployed in the sensitive areas marked by the police to tackle with eve teasers. They have been instructed to take immediate action if any instance of eve teasing found around. The policemen in plain clothes, with baton and torch will move around in the parks to guard the girls. In addition to this police patrolling will be increased at weekends at the park areas.
Directive was issued to all the senior police officials in the district to instruct all police stations to prepare a list of ‘habitual offenders’ in their respective areas along with recommendations for action against them as per law. School students driving bikes without traffic norms and performing stunts would henceforth would be levied maximum fines (ranging between Rs3000 and Rs4000) and simultaneously parents of these students would also be informed by district police.
District traffic police were asked to undertake drives against use of mobile phones during driving and levy maximum fines from offenders (Rs1000 for each offence).
“The sudden rise in the road mishap is a matter of great concern and steps are being taken to curb the menace. We will also see to it that rash-driving is checked with immediate effect, and for this we will look into exactly how many cases related to the road accidents have been registered and if the drivers who are accused of causing the mishap are being convicted,” said an official.
He went on to inform that the police have decided to launch an Accident Control Committee in association with schools to educate students.