Sector 137 residents demand police station amidst increased crime spate

NOIDA: Citing deteriorating regulation and order situation in sector 137, residents took to streets on Sunday and demanded for a police station within the space. While children held posters pointing out 'We really feel unsafe due to kidnapping,' girls held placards announcing 'We really feel unsafe due to chain snatching and males held posters announcing 'We really feel unsafe due to mobile snatching.'
With over 70,000 residents dwelling within the sector, the full sentiments had been a feeling of lack of confidence within the space due to higher incidents of mobile/chain snatching, automobile jacking, breaking of auto glasses, kidnapping theft etc and a non-active police / administration.

"Due to recent spurt in criminal activities and ineffectiveness of policing we held a protest near Ajnara Daffodils Society in the sector against police administration on Sunday. The purpose of the protest was to ensure a police station for the sector along with a police chowki and cameras to monitor movement of criminal activities and deter crimes in the area" mentioned Abhisht Gupta, a resident of sector 137.

Currently crimes within the sector are treated via sector 144 police chowki which is clearly not able to cater to higher incidents of crime as per residents with their limited manpower.

The residents of the sphere have been complaining of the problem since lengthy. "Due to recent increase in criminal activities in sector 137, resident fear to roam in their vicinity even in the broad day light. Crimes like car theft, mobile snatching, chain snatching, kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, breaking car glass and stealing valuables have taken place in the broad day light," mentioned Gipta.

Residents have protested towards such actions on November 11, 2017 and given letters to CM, SSP, DM, SPRA, thana in-charge, chowki in-charge, Noida Authority, Dadri MLA Tejpal Singh Nagar, Noida MLA Pankaj Singh and MP Mahesh Sharma.

While a letter resquesting higher patrolling and a police station was once sent to chief minister Yogi Adityanath previous closing yr, a equivalent letter was once sent to senior superintendent of police Love Kumar, district Justice of the Peace B N Singh, Noida authority, Dadri MLA Tejpal Singh Nagar, Noida MLA Pankaj Singh and member of parliament Dr Mahesh Sharma.

Even as Sharma visited the sphere on Nov 27, 2017 and promised a separate police station and wrote to UP house secretary at the matter, Dadri MLA Tejpal Singh Nagar additionally requested a police station for the sphere on December 12, 2017.

But nothing got here of those visits yet, say residents. According to Gupta, inside of a span of 15 days few mobiles had been snatched along with the chain snatching, in January 2018 makes an attempt at kidnapping came about within the sector and the police stood clueless. "All this happened in the broad day light and left us at the peril of none," mentioned Gupta who provides that as inhabitants within the space is above one lakh and is anticipated to extend substantially in coming months, there is an instantaneous necessity of a police station for the sphere.

A resident from Ajnara Daffodil society who does no longer wish to be named maintained people really feel unsafe popping out of their houses. "Breaking car glasses, snatching chain/mobile in broad daylight is becoming routine here," he mentioned.

"We are left with no option but to protest," mentioned Gupta.

While Suniti, superintendent of police (rural) maintained that a set of pointers required for putting in a new police station such as the choice of people dwelling within the space, overall space, etc are being considered, sector 144 chowki in-charge within the interim confident residents of higher patrolling within the space. "We will increase patrolling in the area and ensure removal of roadside encroachment along with more vigil in the sector," mentioned O S Malik chowki in-charge sector 144.