IG Praveer Ranjan to head police force in Puducherry

Praveer Ranjan is the 28 Inspector General of Police to head Puducherry Police.

July 29, 2014 09:41 am | Updated 09:41 am IST - PUDUCHERRY:

Praveen Rajan. Photo: Special Arrangement

Praveen Rajan. Photo: Special Arrangement

Praveer Ranjan, Inspector General of Police, on Monday took charge at the helm of the police force in the Union Territory.

Though in normal circumstances, an officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police heads the police force in the Union Territory, his predecessor P. Kamaraj had assumed office as the city’s first Director General of Police. He was transferred to Delhi last week after he served 10 months from September, 2013.

Praveer Ranjan is the 28 Inspector General of Police to head Puducherry Police.

The 1993-batch officer in AGMUT cadre (Arunachal, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories) also served as Joint Commissioner of Police, New Delhi and also a Superintendent of Police and Deputy Inspector General in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for seven years.

Mr. Ranjan had also received the President’s Police Medal for meritorious services and the Kathin Seva Padak for serving in North East.

He had joined Puducherry police as Inspector General of Police six months ago.

“First and foremost, we are here to serve the public in a more efficient manner and ensure peace in the Union Territory,” Mr. Ranjan told The Hindu in an exclusive interview.

Listing out his priorities, he said proper action would be taken against heinous crimes and stern action against anti-social elements. “We will be stringent in curbing all kinds of crime.”

Mr. Ranjan said all police stations and records would be soon computerised. The government has been implementing Crime and Criminal Tracking Network (CCTN) project which is handy in crime control and detection.

“We want to expedite the project and put it in place at the earliest ... perhaps by September or October,” he said.

Ensuring citizen compliance with traffic laws through awareness creation and penalty is another priority area, the police chief said.

“We will also try to decongest traffic in the city area.”

On the training of police personnel, Mr. Ranjan said the plan was to train the force to avoid rude and improper behaviour with visitors to police station. “The police station should always be people friendly,” he said.

On the law and order front, he wished to sustain the good work done by his predecessor, Mr. Ranjan said.

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