Jamshedpur: A series of night crime of burglaries and thefts in the city during past few months have prompted the police to take some immediate measures to curb the menace. Thefts not only in residential areas but also in commercial establishments have been reported.
The police administration has decided to increase night patrolling in the city, especially in Mango and Sakchi and other fringe areas localities of the city.
The City SP Pankaj Jha , when asked, revealed that he would step up night patrolling in the fringe areas of the city like Govindpur, Parsudih, Bagbera and Birsanagar where the criminals become active late in the night
“One police officer from the police station concerned would keep an eye on the movement of constables deployed at different places under the system,” said a police officer . These constables would keep an eye on suspicious elements moving in night and check them.
Officials said that constables on foot would be deployed in a stretch of every one km for patrolling. Several other constables would be deployed for the purpose, besides patrolling by the local police.
“Burglaries have increased during the winter as many families are away on vacation. Now that the election process is over, the manpower position is back to normality. Specially constituted patrolling squads have already been deployed under the limits of the Mango and Sakchi,” said police official
He, however, stressed upon developing intelligence gathering machinaries and intensifying patrolling around midnight. In the past one week, at least seven cases of burglary have been reported in the city and the suburbs. Most of the incidents happened in posh areas of Mango and Sakchi.
