Pune cops resume evening foot patrol for visibility, contact | Pune News – Times of India

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PUNE: Police have revived their evening foot patrol system in key areas across the city to secure greater visibility and better contact with people on the streets, in line with Pune police commissioner Retesh Kumarr‘s focus on community policing.
Over the last five days, police teams led by senior inspectors and comprising at least 10 personnel have started the foot patrol between 5.30pm and 8.30pm in areas, such as Laxmi Road, JM Road, FC Road, Deccan Gymkhana and MG Road, among others.

Cops resume evening foot patrol for visibility, contact

Senior police officers said the move would not only enable greater people-to-people contact, but also have some deterrence on criminal elements involved in incidents like brandishing weapons and terrorizing people.
Off late, the city has seen the nuisance of ‘koyta gang’ – young men brandishing sharp weapons on the streets to establish their dominance in a given area.
Pune police commissioner Kumarr told TOI, “Foot patrolling was discontinued due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, 32 of our police stations have identified sensitive areas in their respective limits, where such patrolling has been reintroduced.”
He added, “The system is helping us in many ways like better collection of ground intelligence, taking action if something is going to happen, preventing and reducing street crimes and maintaining law and order. Patrolling is also instilling confidence in the minds of the public at large.”
Kumarr said, “The patrolling done by Control Room (CR) mobiles on a round-the-clock basis in two shifts of 12 hours each will continue. We are in the process of improving the patrolling by beat marshals on bikes in a fortnight. This is because we need to have a separate communication system for the marshals who will be equipped with weapons.”
Nagar Road Citizens’ Forum president Aarti Sonagra told TOI after the increased police visibility, offences relating to chain/mobile snatchings have declined.
“Travelling has become safer during the evening hours. The elderly people are feeling safe. Women and children in distress can seek police help in domestic violence cases,” she said.
Cantonment police’s senior inspector Ashok Kadam said crimes relating to cellphone thefts and pick pocketing on the busy MG Road have come much under control.
“We are also conducting patrols on cycles for reaching the public. We have driven out the ‘Romeos‘, found passing lewd comments at women,” the officer said.

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