Nagpur: State director general of police Hemant Nagrale, in city to review law and order in Vidarbha, said on Thursday his office in Mumbai was working with only 50% staff strength as a precautionary measure against Covid, as per the government advisory.
He said district SPs and city commissioners may observe the functioning of the DGP office and may take similar steps to reduce attendance in their respective offices so as to curtail crowding in transportation and also workplaces.
Nagrale also admitted there had been a rise in criminal activities in the state especially at the grassroots but said police had initiated multiple counter measures. He also handed over the joining letter to 30 kin of police personnel who died of Covid while on duty.
“Police have been always doing the balancing act and once again we have to meet the tricky question of how to get the work done without anyone getting infected. During corona, Maharashtra police have lost 339 personnel,” he told the media at the Police Gymkhana.
Nagrale added it was the cops and the health workers who were on the roads during the peak of the pandemic last year. “We are taking utmost care about health of the police personnel in the coming days and also trying to offer them a better working conditions to protect their health,” he said.
Stating that offences have been registered against the violators at Pohradevi shrine, the state top cop refused to comment further claiming investigation would reach it’s logical conclusions. He said the same when asked about the controversial suicide case in Pune.
Nagrale, who was accompanied by CP Amitesh Kumar, lauded Nagpur police for taking stringent action against goons as per his earlier instructions. “Eight proposals of MPDA against dreaded goons are ready in Nagpur,” he said.
Nagrale also said more offences the Anti-Corruption Bureau registers, the better it would be for deterrence. “We cannot eradicate corruption but curtail it with efforts as it is part of the system. Corruption needs to be weeded out,” he said.
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