Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar has said that the ball has been set rolling for recruitment of 6,000 policemen and officers.
Talking to the mediapersons here, he said of the 6,000 policemen to be recruited, 5000 will be constable and 1,000 will be police officer in the rank of sub-inspector. He pointed out that apart from these fresh recruitments, 9,000 constables will be promoted to the post of assistant sub-inspectors of police.
The DGP said that the State police authority have to enhance the intelligence gathering mechanism soon. He informed that for strengthening the intelligence gathering capability they have decided that those officers who are posted in the special branch will not be transferred to other department.
“I have come up with some important suggestions and asked them to improve on gathering information after all we are here to serve the society and it cannot be possible without improving on our part and winning confidence,” said DGP. About increasing incidents of organised crime including cyber crime, he said criminals were now using the internet and mobile phones to commit crime. Keeping these factors in mind, he said the department has taken steps to modernise the police force.
He said that the district as the police and para-military forces have worked tremendously to curb the Naxal activities in Ghatshila and other naxal-infested areas.
“Operation against naxalites were carried out effectively and in bordering areas particularly with Bengal and we need to be more vigilant on our side,” he noted. Speaking about the law and order situation of the steel city, the police chief expressed his satisfaction over the crime graph.