Punjab Police : Ludhiana's Sadar Police Station adjudged as best in India by UN affiliate

Ludhiana - A police station in Ludhiana has been declared as the best in the country by Altus Global Alliance, which works with the United Nations (UN) for enhancing public safety measures.

Altus Global Alliance declared Sadar Police Station as the best during its 'Police Station Visitor Week Competition'.

Paramjay Singh, Station House Officer of Sadar Police Station, said that the station received accolades from the delegation members in terms of facilities.

"Across India our police station, Sadar Police Station, has been awarded as the best police station by Altus global Alliance," Singh said.

The police station has separate desks to attend to women and children, facilities for disabled, courteous behavior, cleanliness, a well-equipped control room, a library and even a waiting room for visitors.

"It's unlike old police station, it is really good and is well equipped with many facilities. The facilities are installed keeping in view the needs of the people coming here. If there is a complainant who needs wheel chair they provide that also. They have made arrangements for women as well, there are proper water services and it is really good," said Sajan Singh, a visitor.

Unlike other police stations where detainees squat on floors, proper bedding and mattresses have been provided to make their stay comfortable.

Those coming to seek justice get their applications written by a policeman deputed to do this job.

Altus Global delegates surveyed 18 countries and from each country a police station was declared as the best.

In a letter written to police commissioner Ishwar Singh, Altus has stated that ''police station Sadar, Ludhiana, has been selected as the best police station of Asia region''. City cops have been invited to Global Award Ceremony, which will be held in Amritsar on April 5 and 6. The police commissioner of Ludhiana district will receive the award in a function on April 6. A presentation on ''the best practices regarding citizen-centric service delivery from this police station'' is scheduled to be a part of the global function.
Police station Sadar, Ludhiana, has also been ranked as the best police station in the country. This award will be presented to police on April 4. The inspector of police station Sadar, Paramjit Singh, said a two-member team of Altus had visited the station last October. They not only scrutinised the station, but also took feedback from residents, including teachers, students, industrialists and doctors, among others.
They had earned the position with 500 marks in examination. It has also been nominated for the world's best police stations, he added. Rahul Kumar, a PAU student, said they had always underestimated the city police, but today, it has made them proud. ''It is great to be a resident of a city, whose police station has been selected as the best in Asia.''

Mumbai Police : Mumbai Police gets new bulletproof vehicles & bikes

Mumbai: Home minister handed over the keys of over 200 vehicles to the city police, including three armoured vehicles, as part of the modernisation of the force. He also emphasised the need for a helicopter for Mumbai’s cops.
The armoured vehicles cost about Rs 38 lakh each and can shield bullets fired from an advanced AK-47 assault rifle. Two more will be obtained later so that all five regional control centres in the city has its own armoured vehicle.
The other new vehicles include four buses, 20 jeeps, 21 towing cranes, nine light-weight vehicles and 160 motorcycles for patrolling. The total cost of procuring the vehicles is around Rs 4 crore.
City police commissioner D Sivanandan said 12 more buses would arrive in the city to ferry police personnel for patrolling and bandobast. He added that 100 police personnel were being trained to deal with 26/11-like situations in collaboration with security forces in every zone. They were being equipped with latest weapons for this purpose.

“We are training the squads so that they can effectively reply to 26/11-like terror attacks within an hour and send the terrorists back in body bags”, said Sivanandan. Meanwhile, Patil emphasised that there should be a helicopter at the disposal of the police, which would help them reach crisis zones swiftly. The government would try to acquire such a helicopter, he assured, adding that it should not be used by ministers.
Patil said there was a need for a squad with around 100 sniffer dogs and that the city also needed horse-mounted policemen so as to make cops visible on the roads. “Small teams of police officers will be formed and sent to Chicago, China, Israel and England to study the modes of investigation there. This will help us,” he said.
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Mumbai police : Mumbai police asks MHA to declare 'no flying zone' at Wankhede

MUMBAI: With intelligence inputs suggesting that terror outfits may disrupt Cricket World Cup matches, Mumbai police has requested the Centre to declare "a no-flying zone" over Wankhede stadium, that would host the final this week.
"Two days ago we have written to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to ensure no flying zone at Wankhede on April 2 when the final would be played. The MHA will correspond with the agency concerned in this regard and then tell us whether it would be a no-flying zone or not," Deputy Police Commissioner (Operations) Rajkumar Vhatkar said.
Another IPS officer said, though the previous two matches at the stadium -- New Zealand against Canada (March 13) and against Sri Lanka (March 18) -- went off without a hitch, they were more worried about the final match following inputs about possible terror strikes.
Police are also worried that a "chemical bomb" could be used to strike by the terror suspects because of which water bottles from outside the stadium would not be allowed, the officer said.
Vhatkar said, "Water bottles from outside will not be allowed due to security reasons and drinking water arrangements have been made inside the stadium for the spectators."
Over 180 CCTVs have been installed by the stadium authorities inside and outside the ground and a special police control room has been set up to keep a watch on the spectators, he added.
Meanwhile, a security drill was on Monday conducted at the stadium, police said adding over 1,500 policemen participated in it. 
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Orissa Police : 2 Orissa PSOs jailed for ‘accidentally’ killing DIG

More than four years after former deputy inspector general Jaswinder Singh was shot by one of his security guards, a sessions court in Koraput district on Monday sentenced his two PSOs to jail.
On October 16, 2006, Jaswinder Singh, the DIG of the Naxal-infested south-western police range, was killed when the 9 mm pistol of his personal security officer Sheshananda Sarangi went off “accidentally” as they were travelling in a jeep. Another PSO, Ashish Sarangi, tried to make it look like a Maoist attack. The court sentenced Seshananda to 10 years in prison and asked him to pay a penalty of Rs 20,000. Ashish was awarded three-year jail term and fined Rs 10,000.
KORAPUT: A Koraput court on Monday convicted two personal security officers (PSOs) for their involvement in the killing of former DIG (South-west range) Jaswinder Singh five years ago.
The IPS officer died after being hit by a bullet fired from the .9 mm pistol of one of his two PSOs, identified as Sesananda Sarangi, on October 24, 2006 near Badakutinga in Koraput's Laxmipur police station area. The other PSO was identified as Asish Sarangi.
Singh, DIG of southwestern range, headquartered at Sunabeda town in Koraput district, was shot dead while he was on his way to neighbouring Rayagada district on official work. He was accompanied by the PSOs at the time of the incident. Although the PSOs said it was a case of "accidental firing", police held both the PSOs responsible for the incident and arrested them, three days after the crime. Initially, police blamed Maoists for the killing on the basis of the feedback provided by the PSOs. But the investigators later turned focus towards the guards who changed their version. They claimed that Singh was stopped en-route by some people near Badakutinga village in Koraput district to ask for donations for a local festival. The guards claimed that when one of them tried to disperse the crowd using his official pistol, it went off accidentally and the bullet hit Singh in the head. He died on the spot. The DIG's widow, Paramjit Kaur, had filed a petition in the Orissa High Court in May 2008, seeking a CBI probe into the killing.
Convicting Sesananda of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, additional district and session judge (Koraput) Suresh Kumar Pattnaik sentenced him to 10 years in prison and also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000. The other PSO was given a three-year prison term and a fine of Rs 10,000 for causing disappearance of evidence and giving false information to screen an offender. Sesananda will have to remain in jail for two more years and Asish will have to undergo an additional imprisonment of nine months if they fail to pay the fine, the judge ruled.
Expressing disappointment over the judgment, defence lawyer Satyanarayan Adhikari said, "We will approach the high court."
However, government counsel Prabhakar Patnaik said, "We are satisfied. We will decide on our next course of action after consulting the official concerned." Koraput (Orissa), Mar 28 (PTI) A local court here today sentenced two security personnel to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and three years respectively in connection with the death of Deputy Inspector General of Police in a firing incident in 2006.
DIG of South-Western Range Jaswinder Singh was killed in an accidental firing from the pistol of one of his Personal Security Officers (PSOs) on October 24, 2006.
Additional District and Session Judge, Koraput, S K Patnaik convicted Seshananda Sarangi, one of the PSOs of Singh under section 304 of IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and sentenced him to 10-years imprisonment.
Sarangi was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 20,000.
The second PSO Ashish Sarangi was convicted under section 201 of the IPC (causing disappearance of evidence) and was sentenced to three years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000.
In case of inability to pay the fines, two years additional jail term for Seshananda and nine months more for Ashish had been slapped by the judge.
On the fateful day, the DIG, with his two PSOs, was proceeding towards Rayagada when the incident occurred.
At Batakutigaon under Laxmipur police limits of Koraput district, a bullet pierced into the the body of the IPS officer from Seshananda''s 9 mm pistol killing him on the spot.
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Punjab Police : साइकिल से चले चालान काटने पुलिसवालें

जालंधर छावनी। यह न कभी अपने देखा होगा और न ही सुना होगा, लेकिन अब यह हकीकत है। नियम तोड़ने वाले वाहन चालकों का चालान काटने और उन पर कार्रवाई करने के लिए पुलिस मुलाजिम साइकिल से गश्त करेंगे। पर्यावरण को प्रदूषण रहित बनाने और पुलिस मुलाजिमों की सेहत सुधारने की यह अनूठी कवायद शुरू हुई है कैंट क्षेत्र में।

शुक्रवार को सदर बाजार समेत अन्य बाजारों में ट्रैफिक समस्या सुधारने के लिए बैठक करने के बाद एसीपी जगजीत सिंह ने पुलिस मुलाजिम ज्ञान चंद को साइकिल देकर गश्त के लिए रवाना किया। पहले दिन 11 चालान काटे गए।

साइकिल में चालान बुक और स्टीकर चालान भी
पुलिस कर्मचारी की इस साइकिल में चालान बुक और स्टीकर चालान भी मौजूद होगा। साथ ही साइकिल पर एक माइक भी लगाया गया है। यह मुलाजिम कैंट के सभी बाजारों में गश्त करेगा और अवैध तरीके से खड़े वाहन चालकों के चालान काटेगा। इसके अलावा यह दुकानदारों को सामान बाहर न रखने की चेतावनी भी देगा।
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Election Commission & Police : डीएम व एसपी नियुक्त कर सकता है निर्वाचन आयोग

चेन्नई। तमिलनाडु के पुलिस महानिदेशक [डीजीपी] बदलने को लेकर जारी विवाद के बीच निर्वाचन आयोग ने सोमवार को कहा कि निष्पक्ष चुनाव कराने के लिए उसके पास पर्याप्त शक्तियां हैं। आयोग की ओर से मद्रास हाईकोर्ट में बताया गया कि स्वतंत्र और निष्पक्ष चुनाव हो, इसके लिए राज्य में वह किसी भी पुलिस अफसर को डीजीपी बना सकता है। इतना ही नहीं कौन जिला निर्वाचन अधिकारी हो, इस बारे में भी उसे पर्याप्त संवैधानिक अधिकार हैं। आयोग के अनुसार, निर्विवाद चुनाव कराने के लिए वह डीएम और एसपी भी बदल सकता है और उनकी जगह बेदाग छवि वाले अफसर को नियुक्त कर सकता है।
अदालत में दाखिल हलफनामे में आयोग ने ये तर्क दिए हैं। आयोग ने कहा कि तमिलनाडु में 13 अप्रैल को होने वाले विधान सभा चुनावों में धन बल के इस्तेमाल को रोकने के लिए छापेमारी और वाहनों को जब्त करने का आदेश देने का भी उसे अधिकार है। आयोग ने अदालत से कहा कि उसके इन निर्णयों को दुर्भावनापूर्ण नहीं कहा जा सकता है। क्योंकि स्वतंत्र और निष्पक्ष चुनाव कराना उसकी संवैधानिक जिम्मेदारी है।
आयोग ने लतिका सरन को हटा कर भोला नाथ को राज्य का पुलिस महानिदेशक नियुक्त कर दिया था। उसके इस निर्णय पर मुख्यमंत्री एम करुणानिधि ने एक रैली में नाराजगी जाहिर की थी। इस संबंध में प्रकाशित मीडिया रिपोर्ट पर संज्ञान लेते हुए न्यायमूर्ति एलिप धर्मा राव और न्यायमूर्ति एम वेणुगोपाल की पीठ ने पिछले हफ्ते चुनाव आयोग को नोटिस जारी किया था। जिसका आयोग ने सोमवार को जवाब दिया। अदालत ने आयोग से पूछा था कि राज्य सरकार से बगैर सलाह किए क्या वह अधिकारियों के तबादले का आदेश दे सकता है।
सोमवार को मुख्य न्यायाधीश एम वाई इकबाल और न्यायमूर्ति टीएस सिवांगनाम की समक्ष आयोग ने अपना जवाब दाखिल किया। जिसमें आयोग ने स्पष्ट किया कि निर्विवाद चुनाव कराने के लिए वह किसी भी पुलिस अफसर को डीजीपी बना सकता है। उसके इस निर्णय पर सवाल नहीं उठाया जा सकता है। उसे संविधान, अपराध प्रक्रिया संहिता और आयकर अधिनियम के तहत छापेमारी और वाहनों को जब्त करने का भी अधिकार है।
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TN Police : आयोग ने तमिलनाडु के डीजीपी का किया तबादला

नई दिल्ली। तमिलनाडु में विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले शनिवार को चुनाव आयोग ने लतिका सरन के स्थान पर शीर्ष सतर्कता अधिकारी भोला नाथ को पुलिस महानिदेशक नियुक्त किया और चार जिलाधिकारियों एवं कई आई पी एस अधिकारियों का तबादला कर दिया।
चुनाव आयोग ने कहा कि विधानसभा चुनाव के संचालन के लिए भोला नाथ तमिलनाडु के नए पुलिस महानिदेशक होंगे। नाथ फिलहाल सतर्कता एवं भ्रष्टाचार निरोधक निदेशालय के प्रमुख हैं।
चुनाव आयोग का आदेश ऐसे समय में आया है जब मुख्य विपक्षी दल अखिल भारतीय अन्ना द्रविड़ मुनेत्र कषगम [अन्नाद्रमुक] चुनाव के संचालन के लिए सरन के तबादले की माग कर रहा है।
अपने आदेश में आयोग में चुनाव आयोग ने मदुरै, वेल्लूर, थेणी, इरोड के जिलाधिकारियों का तबादला कर दिया और उनके स्थान पर क्रमश: संगयम, पल्लनी कुमार, कार्तिक और सी कामराज को नियुक्त किया है। चेन्नई उपनगर के पुलिस आयुक्त और मदुरै के पुलिस प्रभारी समेत छह आईपीएस अधिकारियों को तबादला कर दिया गया है।
आयोग ने कहा कि एम एन मंजूनाथ पुलिस महानिरीक्षक [दक्षिण] होंगे तथा करण सिंह चेन्नई उपनगर के पुलिस आयुक्त होंगे। पी कन्नप्पन मदुरै के लिए पुलिस प्रमुख तथा संजय माथुर डिंडिगुल के पुलिस उपमहानिरीक्षक बनाए गए हैं।
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