Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant convened a high-level meeting of senior police officials on Wednesday evening following a recent rise in crime across the state.
The meeting, which was attended by officers of the Inspector General of Police, Superintendent of Police, and Deputy Superintendent of Police ranks, was chaired by the chief minister, who also holds the Home portfolio. Director General of Police Alok Kumar was also present.
Talking to reporters, Sawant said that he has reviewed the law and order situation in the state. The strict instructions are issued to the police that henceforth such cases like that of dacoity should not happen, he said.
Not only cases like dacoity, but we want to ensure that even petty crimes do not occur in the state, he said, adding that all police stations have been asked to summon history-sheeters from their respective jurisdictions and keep a strict check on their activities.
Sawant said that several suggestions were discussed during the meeting, including an increase in night patrolling, changes at the ground level, and other measures. He said that the police department will adopt various strategies to ensure that crime does not occur.
The chief minister said that it is not only about the detection of crime after it occurs, but the police should ensure that crimes do not happen.
A family of five was attacked and looted by seven dacoits in Vasco on Tuesday night after they broke into their seventh-floor apartment. This was the third major dacoity in the state, the earlier ones being reported at Dona Paula near Panaji and Mapusa town in North Goa.
