Capt Amarinder Singh announces action to tighten law enforcement equipment in Punjab

Capt Amarinder Singh announces action to tighten law enforcement equipment in Punjab

Capt Amarinder Singh announces action to tighten law enforcement equipment in Punjab

Chandigarh : Punjab PM Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced the first step in the country, strengthening state law enforcement agencies, and the DTU, as well as DNU, Social Media Units, Forensic Units and Sabotage Testing Teams, in all regions.

Announcing the move, which aims to further strengthen state law enforcement agencies to address new police challenges and investigations, the Prime Minister said after tightening the law and order four years ago, his government was now focused on increasing law enforcement, with more points to address new crimes, such as Digital / crime. online, and to improve the safety and security of women and other vulnerable sections of society.

In addition to 3,100 field specialists to fight specific crimes, 10,000 police officers, 33 percent of whom will be women, SI and police officers, will be employed to increase the number of personnel to ensure effective police operations, the Prime Minister said.

With a shift in crime that requires the support and intervention of local experts to effectively prevent / detect crime, Punjab Police will recruit 3,100 high-ranking police officers and forensic experts in the fields of law, intelligence, digital forensics, information technology, mining data, cyber security, intelligence, administration, administration. development and planning for road safety and engineering, says Amarinder, Home Affairs portfolio

Capt Amarinder Singh announces action to tighten law enforcement equipment in Punjab

Capt Amarinder Singh announces action to tighten law enforcement equipment in Punjab

The pioneer move, designed to transform the police force, could make the Punjab the first province in the country to deploy local experts, said the Prime Minister, as the country's government prepares to upgrade the police department to the next level, after successfully implementing the system and cracking down on crackdown on law enforcement. in government, and to ensure the welfare and safety of the common man.

Elaborating on the programs, DGP Dinkar Gupta said the field experts would include about 600 law graduates, 450 crime investigators, about 1,350 IT professionals with specialized qualifications and experience in law, commerce, technology, digital forensics, data mining. and data analysis Posted as cyber detectives, financial investigators, murder detectives, sexual harassment and rape detectives. The Punjab government will also employ approximately 460 trained and trained counselors, psychiatrists and community support officers as well as referral victims to family counseling centers and women assisting desks in all state districts.

To further empower women in the police service, new female police officers will be recruited as part of the campaign to register another 10,000 police officers at Punjab Police, especially in the ranks of sub-inspectors and police officers. This translates into 33 percent of full-time women, in line with the government's commitment to provide equal opportunities for women to compete with men in various positions in the Punjab police, Gupta said. Of the total employment of women, approximately 300 women will be employed as junior inspectors and more than 3,100 will be held as Punjab Police officers.

The DGP said that once these specialized officers have been recruited and joined the police department in the second or third quarter of 2021, each of the 382 police stations in the province will have a police officer at the police station and a community officer and victim. Similarly, Punjab's 170 major police stations, including border police stations, will have forensic officers, crime intelligence analysts. In addition, cyber crime investigators will be stationed in each of the 100 counties in the province.