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New system of policing in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar

CUTTACK: Now that the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar are getting ready for a new system of policing, the State police headquarters here is abuzz with activities to usher in police commissioner system for the first time in the State.

The State Assembly passed the Orissa Urban Police Bill in December 2003 and the Central Government recently gave its nod to pave way for Commissioner system of police in the twin cities.

It has been proposed in the Bill that the Commissionerate of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar would comprise all police stations of the two cities, including the police stations of Cuttack Sadar, Baranga, Choudwar and Jagatpur of Cuttack district and Jatni, Chandaka, Balianta and Balipatana of Khurda district. The remaining police stations of Cuttack and Khurda districts would be under their respective rural district superintendents of police.

The Commissioner, who would be an officer either in the rank of ADG and IG, would be at Bhubaneswar. There would be two additional commissioners (ACPs) in the rank of DIG to be posted in the two cities. ACPs would have two DCPs under them who would be officers in the rank of SP.

The need for the new system of policing in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar was necessitated as these cities have expanded substantially. "Professional criminals in both the cities are now common and there is a unified crime pattern.

Criminals, mostly hired from outside the State, armed with sophisticated modern implements are operating swiftly within the urban conglomeration. To contain them, require deployment of resources, operational planning and supervision of senior level officers who can take quick decisions,” said a senior IPS officer of ADG rank, who is tipped to be the first Commissioner of the State. He too felt that under the present set up, immediate preventive actions and restoration of normalcy was not possible.

Another senior IPS officer said that the twin cities required a police regulatory system to curb the growth of anti-social elements at places of entertainment, eating houses, cinema halls and clubs under a unified command who could exercise wider powers under him. "This could be only possible through Commissioner system of police as it has been well tested in the country for over 100 years now", he stressed.

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