BENGALURU: City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said that action will be taken against those policemen who make victims run from pillar to post to get their FIR registered. The Commissioner while answering to questions during a media interaction at the Bangalore Press Club said that FIRs must be registered without fail.
“It is wrong on the part of the police to send the complainants saying that the inspector is not in the station.In the police manual it is clearly mentioned that when the inspector goes out of the station, he has to mention in the Station House Diary (SHD) about where is going. Then the inspector has to give charge to the second most senior officer after him to run the station till he comes. I will set it right. We keep sending decoys to the police station to check on these issues,” Singh said.
Speaking about his priorities as the police commissioner, he said that he believes in people friendly policing and basic policing. “I am very particular about women and child safety because most of the crimes start from there, it might be body offenses or chain snatchings. We have to take this issue on a war footing basis. Addressing traffic issues, implementation of cyber laws and awareness towards reducing the rising cyber crime cases are the other priorities,” he said.
Reacting to a question on how anti social elements get bail easily, Singh said that he cannot talk about it as the bails are granted by the courts. “ Detection of cases is extremely good but at the same time it requires follow-ups. Investigation should lead to conviction not acquittal”, he said.
Answering a question on addressing the traffic issues and about the traffic policemen stopping vehicles to check documents, the commissioner admitted that city traffic is a big problem. “We are trying our best to improve it. I am in regular contact with the officers of other civic agencies who are equally responsible for traffic issues.
The number of vehicles is very heavy. There are about 1.3 crore registered vehicles in the city. We have instructed the law and order police to help the traffic police during peak traffic hours.
A clear message has gone from the state police chief’s office to regulate traffic and not to unnecessarily check the vehicle documents. Traffic police can stop vehicles for visible violations. Traffic police also must not trouble other state registered vehicles by checking the papers as the Transport Department officials are authorised for it.”