Motorcycle patrols to curb crime

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, AUG. 18 The Director-General and Inspector-General of Police, Mr. V. V. Bhaskar, on Saturday announced a series of measures including the constitution of criminal intelligence gathering units, police assistance booths and motorcycle patrolling to restore the confidence of the people in the police.

He told presspersons at the Corps of Detectives (CoD) headquarters here that the State Government had approved a proposal to purchase 1,000 motorcycles for policemen in Bangalore. The motorcycles would be fitted with a siren and would be used for patrolling - mainly at night. The first 100 motorcycles would be on the road in a fortnight.

The motorcycle patrolling would help restore the confidence of the people in the police and would help the local police in discharging their duties more efficiently. Besides, stress would be laid on community policing. Police assistance booths would be set up in several areas. The system of community policing would first be introduced in Bangalore and later extended to other districts.

Since 90 per cent of the crimes were committed between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., the motorcycle patrols would be active during that period. Policemen from the City Armed Reserve would be drafted for the motorcycle patrols.

The Chief Minister, Mr. S. M. Krishna, had assured him that all the resources would be placed at the disposal of the department for efficient policing.

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