Inspector General of Police Shoaib Dastgir said that this is a challenging month as our country and nation face crisis of corona pandemic and police are also performing duties of security for religious places and lockdown but despite all of this, protection of wealth and lives of people is the top priority of Punjab Police therefore, strict and speedy crackdown should be undertaken against criminals and anti social elements in all districts by utilizing all available resources and preferential based actions must be ensured against those involved in cases of dacoity, murder, ransom along with other heinous crimes.
These views were expressed by him when he was directing to all RPOs and DPOs in video link crime meeting held at Central Police Office. During the meeting, RPOs and DPOs briefed IG Punjab in detail about crime graph and police actions in their respective districts.
The IG said as the police effectively performed during corona crisis, we need to continue this practice as our routine. This is also an opportunity to win heart of public which will make much easier to control crimes because key to control is police and public cooperation. He further said that, for controlling of crimes and security of sensitive religious worship places, special patrolling squads of police should be formed under smart patrolling plan whereas efficiency of patrolling of Dolphin and PRU teams should be further improved.
He further said that in cases of child and women abuse, DPOs should themselves reach at the spot and also supervise the investigation of cases of dacoity, murder, ransom and other heinous crimes so that criminals may be put behind the bars. The IG acknowledged the performance of districts of Kasur, Narowal, Mandi Bahaudin, Chakwal, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Sargodha, Sheikhupura and Nankana and directed to further speed up actions against criminals and tighten the noose around their neck whereas the IG directed the DPOs of Attock, Jehlum, Bahawalpur and Rajanpur to further improve their performance. He said that in order to stop motorcycle theft in Rawalpindi, decoy operation under special strategies should be continued on so that such actions of criminals could be reduced.
He said that in the wake of increase in crime rate in the last decade of Ramazan, comprehensive strategy and planning, actions should be taken and crackdown against such anti social elements should be speeded up and intelligence based operations should be conducted on their hideouts so that such professional criminals and enemies of wealth and lives of people may be put behind the bars speedily.
He further said that during the Ramazan, RPOs and DPOs should themselves pay field visit for inspection of security arrangements of A-category mosques, Imam Barghas, worship places of minorities and other sensitive places and also brief the deputed officers and officials about best performance of their duties. He further said that in failure upon arrest of dangerous proclaimed offenders, circle officers and SHOs should not be given field postings whereas departmental action should be taken against those officers who are involved in flawed investigation.
