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Bidari will meet public thrice a week

Staff Reporter

It will be on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Thrust on serving warrants and summons

BANGALORE: Police Commissioner Shankar M. Bidari will meet people thrice a week. He will spend two hours every day at one police station while Deputy Commissioners of Police will spend four hours in each police station under their jurisdiction.

These are among the measures that Mr. Bidari will put in place. “I want to have better contact with the people and hear their grievances,” Mr. Bidari said and added, “I want myself and my officers to be acquaint with the problems of the constabulary and inspire them to work.”

Describing his force to be filled with talented persons, he said: “I will not speak about lack of necessary staff. We will show results from the present staff,” he told The Hindu on Friday.

Mr. Bidari said he would meet the people for two hours on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Police Commissioner’s office. He would visit two police stations every day for two hours in the morning before coming to the office. The Deputy Commissioners of Police would be in one police station every day between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and watch its working and be in touch with the constabulary. “This is the practice followed by the Mumbai police,” Mr. Bidari said.

Stating that the registration of complaints was the primary duty of the police, Mr. Bidari said disciplinary action would be taken against those who fail to perform this duty. He said thrust would be given to serving of warrants and summons issued by the court. “Those which are pending will be uploaded on the website of Bangalore police,” Mr. Bidari said.

He said measures were being taken to keep people updated about the crimes and the accidents reported in the city. “This information will be uploaded on the website through out the day,” Mr. Bidari said.

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