Jamshedpur, June 19: A spate of burglaries in the city during past few days has 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.
Taking a serious note of the spurt in incidents of thefts in the city, the Jamshedpur Police have started special police patrolling system during night in the Steel City. A search drive is also being conducted at several parts of the city.
“Everyday, one police officer from the police station concerned would keep an eye on the movement of constables deployed at different places under the system,” a police official informed. These constables would keep an eye on suspicious elements moving in night and check them.
Subhash Chandra JatCity, SP said that persons, whose movements were found to be suspicious, were detained in the last two months. Besides, the police have been keeping extra vigil in residential colonies not only during night but daytime too.
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.
It has often been observed that burglars keep a watch to fix their ‘target’ in a housing colony or society before committing crimes. People whose movements were found to be suspicious should be placed under watch.
Housing societies, too, have been suggested to keep a sort of ‘neighbourhood watch’, he added. Among other measures, said Linda, records of robbers and burglars were being studied and a list of habitual offenders being narrowed down.
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 Kadma, Bistupur and Sakchi.
The police administration has decided to increase night patrolling in the city, especially in Kadma, Mango and Sakchi localities of the city.
“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 an official. These constables would keep an eye on suspicious elements moving in night and check them.
It may be noted that incidents of thefts, burglary, loot and snatching have increased in last few months. Only in June, about 15 cases of theft and burglary have been reported in and around the city.
