Amidst deteriorating law and order in the city, the State Police are geared up to strengthen its mechanism for controlling crime by focusing on gang war and drug peddlers.
Zonal IG Naveen Kumar Singh, who is in city to review law and order situation in the district, gave important tips to the police team. He said that they will ensure that steps are taken controlling gang war. The meeting was attended by SSP M Tamil Vanan.
A crime wave has gripped the city in recent months with figures showing a substantial increase in the number of attacks, thefts and loot taking place across the city. While the deteriorating law and order situation in the city remains a major concern, the police personnel are busy in cooperating with the district administration in fighting against the spread of Coronavirus. Criminals went on a shooting spree in and around the steel city in the past few days.
“Our department is working to strengthen its mechanism. The police administration is focused on controlling such cases,” noted Singh. He informed that they are also framing strategy to curb ATM frauds in association with bank authorities.
Sources informed that police officials are being imparted training on seizure and collection of digital evidence, investigation in social networking sites, ATM and credit card fraud.
With the city going hi-tech, cybercrime cases are also on the rise. The crime has shot up this year, going by the increasing number of petitions and complaints that the police are receiving.
Sources in the city police said complaints of hacking of email accounts and complaints of people falling prey to phishing mails or becoming a victim of other online frauds have been reported.
Naveen Kumar Singh has been SP, SSP and Kolhan DIG. Familiar with the city's criminal activity on Saturday, a salute was given by the department on the arrival of IG Naveen Kumar Singh at Jamshedpur Police Headquarters. In these three days, is inspecting every police station in the city.
IG Naveen Kumar is visiting the police stations of the city at a time when frequent firing incidents are happening. Sujay was killed in Adityapur, adjoining the city, while in Azadnagar, Mango, the incident of firing on the youth was carried out.