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`Crime prevention will be given greater impetus'

Staff Reporter

K. Rajendran, assumes charge as new IGP, West Zone

K. Rajendran. PHOTO: S. SIVA SARAVANAN

Coimbatore: K. Rajendran, an officer of the 1982 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) assumed charge as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), West Zone, here on Thursday.

He replaces A. Subramanian, who had been posted as Inspector-General of Police, Intelligence, Chennai. He had served as Assistant Commissioner of Police, New Delhi in 1979.

On joining the Indian Police Service, Mr. Rajendran had his training at Salem and served as Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchirappalli districts.

He was Superintendent of Police (SP), Prohibition Enforcement Wing (PEW) in Salem Zone and then as SP in Coimbatore, Vellore, Dindigul and Tiruchirapalli districts and as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Chennai City Police.

In Coimbatore

On promotion, he served as Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Police in Coimbatore and Chengalpattu ranges. Subsequently, he was IG (Operations), Tamil Nadu Commando Force, and then IG (Railways), both posts in Chennai.

Talking to reporters soon after assuming office, Mr. Rajendran said that in an effort to bring down the crime rate, the marching of `night beats' would be doubled in the entire west zone covering the Nilgiris, Coimbatore Rural, Erode, Namakkal, Salem Rural, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri police districts besides Salem and Coimbatore cities.

Combating crime

Crime prevention would be given greater impetus and everyone, from constable to officer, would go for night rounds once every three days on a rotation basis.

There would be enhanced and greater focus on preventing incidents of crime.

Manpower available in crime-free areas would be deployed in crime-prone pockets.

No excuse

Manpower constraints could never be an excuse or reason for a spurt in crime rate.

It would be ideal to make the best and most effective use of available resources, he said.

Compared to other States, Tamil Nadu Police had more manpower. Inspectors and supervisory officers would be instructed to ensure that not a single complainant was turned away citing any reasons.

People-friendly

The practice of forcing the complainant to make frequent trips to the police station would be dispensed with.

Courteous and polite treatment of the public, petitioners and complainants at the police stations across the Zone would be ensured. Protection of human rights would be insisted upon, Mr. Rajendran added.

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