Patna, Sep 24 (PTI) Bihar’s Director General of Police Alok Raj on Tuesday asked officers of the force to adopt a policy of “zero tolerance” with regard to cases of communal violence. The DGP issued the instruction while chairing a high-level meeting of senior police officers here.
“He directed officers to ensure law and order during the upcoming festival season… adopt a policy of ‘zero tolerance’ with regard to communal violence (cases),” a police statement said.
To enhance public safety and security, Raj issued a series of directives on police response time, visibility and crime prevention measures.
“All SPs and senior officers must play a leadership role while performing their day-to-day duties. The DGP said they need to work on five points – prevention, prediction, detection, prosecution and perception – to ensure peace and communal harmony in the state,” according to the statement.
“The incidents of crime in the state have gone down (in Bihar)… there is a need to change the perception of people,” it said. PTI PKD RBT
