GURGAON: As snatching cases upward thrust, police have determined to create a motorcyle squad that can patrol the city.
A fleet of around motorbikes — referred to as PRAHARY (Prompt Responsive Action of Haryana Police) — will likely be rolled out via the end of this yr to take care of cases of snatching, which were continuously on the upward push within the city, posing a major legislation and order problem.
Statistics with the police show 424 cases of snatching had been reported within the city until November 18 this yr — which is a couple of case each day — in opposition to a total of 332 cases in 2016. Only 132 such cases had been reported in Gurgaon in 2012, underlining the police's failure to test crime charge even after snatching used to be made a non-bailable offence within the state in 2014.
As according to the plan, the PRAHARY motorcycles will likely be supplied with microphones, loudspeakers, wireless units, mobile chargers, halogen lighting fixtures, and so forth. Also, a separate collection of mobile numbers will likely be assigned to the cops riding those motorcycles, which can also be displayed on the two-wheelers.
Residents can immediately name the mobile numbers of PRAHARY motorcycles and expect help to succeed in them quickly, police officers stated.
Out of the 100, 40 motorcycles will patrol the roads in east Gurgaon, 40 in west Gurgaon The ultimate 20 will likely be deployed within the southern portions of the city.
"The idea is to decrease response time. Once launched, people can call the mobile numbers of PRAHARY bikes and seek help. Currently, in case of emergency, one first dials 100, the helpline desk then passes on the information to the beat cop, who, in turn, then gets in touch with the victim/caller," Sandeep Khirwar, Gurgaon police commissioner, instructed TOI.
The emphasis, the police commissioner stated, would be on effective patrolling. The bikers may not be allowed to stay stationary at any given point for more than 10 mins. Special beat routes will likely be planned and assigned to bike-borne cops, who will focal point mainly on delicate/crime-prone spaces.
Further, the dep. will work a patrolling schedule to make sure protection of residents particularly in spaces around parks, markets, deserted/dark lanes within the neighbourhood and so forth. The police are also preparing a listing of focal point spaces on the basis of the collection of snatching cases reported there.
For instance, Civil Lines space tops the chart with 31 snatching cases this yr. Similarly, 28 such cases had been reported in Sector 18, 26 in DLF spaces, 24 in Badshapur and 20 each and every in new Gurgaon, Palam Vihar and previous Gurgaon. Gold chains, mobile phones and handbags had been a few of the items stolen, whilst elderly and ladies had been probably the most prone goals.
A senior police officer stated it had always been a troublesome task to nab snatchers as they didn't perform from a fixed spot. "Whenever patrolling is increased in one area, they shift to some other place. Sometimes victims are unable to note down the number of the snatchers' bikes, and even if they do, the registration numbers are found to be fake or of stolen bikes," he stated. "These motorbikes will add to the efficiency of the police," the officer added.
A fleet of around motorbikes — referred to as PRAHARY (Prompt Responsive Action of Haryana Police) — will likely be rolled out via the end of this yr to take care of cases of snatching, which were continuously on the upward push within the city, posing a major legislation and order problem.
Statistics with the police show 424 cases of snatching had been reported within the city until November 18 this yr — which is a couple of case each day — in opposition to a total of 332 cases in 2016. Only 132 such cases had been reported in Gurgaon in 2012, underlining the police's failure to test crime charge even after snatching used to be made a non-bailable offence within the state in 2014.
As according to the plan, the PRAHARY motorcycles will likely be supplied with microphones, loudspeakers, wireless units, mobile chargers, halogen lighting fixtures, and so forth. Also, a separate collection of mobile numbers will likely be assigned to the cops riding those motorcycles, which can also be displayed on the two-wheelers.
Residents can immediately name the mobile numbers of PRAHARY motorcycles and expect help to succeed in them quickly, police officers stated.
Out of the 100, 40 motorcycles will patrol the roads in east Gurgaon, 40 in west Gurgaon The ultimate 20 will likely be deployed within the southern portions of the city.
"The idea is to decrease response time. Once launched, people can call the mobile numbers of PRAHARY bikes and seek help. Currently, in case of emergency, one first dials 100, the helpline desk then passes on the information to the beat cop, who, in turn, then gets in touch with the victim/caller," Sandeep Khirwar, Gurgaon police commissioner, instructed TOI.
The emphasis, the police commissioner stated, would be on effective patrolling. The bikers may not be allowed to stay stationary at any given point for more than 10 mins. Special beat routes will likely be planned and assigned to bike-borne cops, who will focal point mainly on delicate/crime-prone spaces.
Further, the dep. will work a patrolling schedule to make sure protection of residents particularly in spaces around parks, markets, deserted/dark lanes within the neighbourhood and so forth. The police are also preparing a listing of focal point spaces on the basis of the collection of snatching cases reported there.
For instance, Civil Lines space tops the chart with 31 snatching cases this yr. Similarly, 28 such cases had been reported in Sector 18, 26 in DLF spaces, 24 in Badshapur and 20 each and every in new Gurgaon, Palam Vihar and previous Gurgaon. Gold chains, mobile phones and handbags had been a few of the items stolen, whilst elderly and ladies had been probably the most prone goals.
A senior police officer stated it had always been a troublesome task to nab snatchers as they didn't perform from a fixed spot. "Whenever patrolling is increased in one area, they shift to some other place. Sometimes victims are unable to note down the number of the snatchers' bikes, and even if they do, the registration numbers are found to be fake or of stolen bikes," he stated. "These motorbikes will add to the efficiency of the police," the officer added.
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