Dy CM: Pimpri Chinchwad cops facing problems for earlier govt

Pune: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said the Pimpri Chinchwad police were facing problems on various fronts, including shortage of officers, vehicles, and office and residential space, because the previous state government had hurriedly set up the commissionerate without working on these details.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, the deputy chief minister said, “The Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate does not have a building of its own.We (MVA government) shall soon shift the Pimpri Chinchwad police commissioner’s office to its own building. It will be one of the best offices of police commissioners in the state.”
He said, “I have discussed the issue of allotment of land for the police commissionerate with the Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner, Shravan Hardikar. The state government has sanctioned Rs2 crore for buying vehicles for the Pimpri Chinchwad police. We shall also fulfil the other requirements on priority.”
Stressing that the police should completely quash criminal activities in the twin industrial townships, Ajit Pawar said there should be no political interference in the police action against criminals. “Criminals have been vandalising vehicles of the common people, having nothing do with any crimes. This should not happen,” he said.
Praising the Pimpri Chinchwad police commissioner, Krishna Prakash, for his initiative towards safeguarding the health of his personnel, Ajit Pawar said, “The police are now equipped with smart watch. Now, they should keep a ‘smart watch’ on the criminals.”
Earlier, Pawar distributed smart watches (health bands) and bicycles to the Pimpri Chinchwad police personnel and inaugurated the “Gram Suraksha Dal” in the Pimpri Chinchwad police commissionerate.
Pimpri Chinchwad mayor Mai Dhore, police commissioner Krishna Prakash, additional police commissioner Ramnath Pokale, Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner Hardikar and Maval MLA Sunil Shelke were present at the function.
Cops’ running away act condemned
Condemning the two constables of the Pune police for running away after seeing the burglars, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said their act maligned the image of the police department and it could harm the morale of the force. Criminals should be terrorised by the police. There is a need of psychiatric analysis of this incident.
“The police should not forget constable Tukaram Omble, who caught terrorist (Ajmal) Kasab with just a baton in his hands,” Ajit Pawar said.
CP stresses on personnel’s health
Pimpri Chinchwad commissioner of police (CP) Krishna Prakash said the smart watches could monitor the blood pressure and the temperature of the police personnel, among other health parameters.
“We have a dashboard in our control room from where we can monitor our personnel. If we trace any irregularities, we can immediately provide medical help to the particular person,” Krishna Prakash said.
He said the watches had been purchased using the CSR (corporate social responsibility) funds of different companies and had been given to the Pimpri Chinchwad police personnel, the police commissioner said.