25th Anniversary of Ghallughara observed peacefully

25th Anniversary of Ghallughara observed peacefully at Shri Akaltakht Sahib in the Harmandir Sahib on Saturday.

The function was organised by the Shriomani Gurdwara Pahrbandhak committee (SGPC) and was attended by the devotees as well as political and religious organisations.

During the religious function Jathedar Shri Akal Takht Gyani Gurbachan addressed the devotees who were present in the periphery of the Golden Temple on this occasion.

We are thankful to everybody for cooperation and maintaining peace and tranquillity.

Situation in the city is normal

Amritsar, Thursday, May 28, 2009
Dear Citizens,
The situation in the holy city which got tense in Punjab after attack on some religious leaders in Vienna on May 24, 2009 is now absolutely normal. Do not heed rumours. All the schools, colleges and establishments have been asked to open as on normal days. Markets and shopping centres are already open. You can contact any of our helpline numbers including SSP (9814085205), ASP (9781130106), DSP City (9781130107), Kotwali SHO (9781130205), SHO PS Rambagh(9781130201) in case of any trouble.

You will be happy to know that Amritsar Police took the situation under control right in the first hour as soon as the violence broke out on Monday. We did not hesitate to use force on the mischief-mongers resultantly we were able to contain the damage to the minimum. The crowd managed to break window-panes of 5 to 6 buses inside the Bus Stand but were forced to flee on police action when they tried to set a bus ablaze. The crowd was prevented at Bhandari Bridge from rushing to the Railway Station with intent to vandalise and cause damage to Public Property.

Similarly when the mob tried to break the glasses of shops in Hall Bazar and Katra Jaimal Singh area, the Police dispersed the crowd using cells of tear gas. Since then the situation is under control.

We did not impose curfew in any part of Amritsar. However shops and other establishments were closed on Monday in and around Bus Stand, Hall Bajar and Katra Jaimal Singh as a matter of precaution. The Civil Lines area remained untouched with the disturbance as we closed both the bridges – Bhandari Bridge as well as New Bridge of Hukum Singh Road.

You will be happy to know that our District Police showed tremendous response and reflection to control the situation and we did not call for Army or Para Military Forces though Army was kept on high alert here.

Six persons have been arrested so far and other precautionary measures are being taken as per need. The representatives of Shri Ravidass community met me yesterday and assured to cooperate in the peace process and to restore normalcy in the city.

I express my sincere gratitude to you all for your kind cooperation and assistance. We have solved many such problems in the past like Dera Sachha Sauda episode together. I hope similar cooperation in the future also.

Yours Sincerely
Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, IPS
Senior Superintendent of Police
Amritsar City

AMRITSAR POLICE: IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS

Helpline
100
0183-2225054, 2225056, 2555400
Visit us: www.policehelp.blogspot.com
E-mail: ssp.amritsarcity@nic.in


Women and Child Helpline: 1091 (Toll free), 9781101091
Traffic Helpline: 0183-2210300
Cyber Cell: cybercellamritsar@yahoo.com
Police Station Kotwali: 0183-2557670, 9781130205
Police Station Civil Line: 0183-2565286, 9781130208

SSP, Amritsar:
9781130101,09814085205, 0183-222779(Office),
0183-2571852 (Res)
E-mail: policehelp100@gmail.com

Amritsar STD Code: 0183
1. SP/Hqrs.
2228785 (O)
97811-30102

2. SP/City-I
2545858 (O)
2221990 (R)
97811-30103
3. SP/City-II
2565621 (O)
97811-30104

4. DSP/City
97811-30107
5. ASP/Kotwali
2557248 (O)
2225999(R)
97811-30106

6. DSP/Sadar
2224415(O)
97811-30108

7. DSP/Chheharta
2220671 (O)
2403840(R)
97811-30109

8. DSP/Civil Lines
2224264 (O)
97811-3011
9. DSP/Jandiala
2433600(O)
2503262(R)
97811-30113

10. DSP/HQ
2228786(O)
97811-30114
11. DSP /DET
2526624(O)
97811-30110
12. DSP Traffic
97811-30115


PHONE NUMBERS of POLICE STATIONS and Police Post
1.
A-Division
(Rambagh)
2557673
97811-30201

PP Bus Stand 97811-30225
PP Maqboolpura 97811-30218

2.
B-Division
(Sultanwind Gate)
2557674
97811-30202

3.
C-Division
(Gilwali Gate )
2520046
97811-30203

Gate Hakima
97811-30226

4.
D-Division
(Lahori Gate)
2557676
97811-30204
Durgiana Mandir
2557500
97811-30227

5.
Kotwali
2557670
97811-30205

Hall Gate
97811-30228

Golden Temple
97811-30219

6.
Civil Lines
2565286
97811-30208

Circuit House 2566394, 97811-30239
Lawrence Road 97811-30242
Shivala Mandir 97811-30243

Ranjit Avenue 97811-30236

Court Complex 97811-30240

Faizpura 97811-30241

Sadar Bazar Cantt 97811-30237
Rani Ka Bagh 97811-30238

Majitha Road
2422975, 97811-30215

7.
Islamabad
2221361
97811-30210

Kot Khalsa
2225368
97811-30252

Gurbax Nagar
97811-30323

8.
Sadar
2564830
97811-30209
97811-30655

Fatahpur 97811-30248
Kambo 97811-30246
Vallah 97811-30251
Gumtala Bye Pass 97811-30245

Milk Plant Verka 97811-30250

Mahal Bye-Pass 97811-30244
Majitha Road Bye-Pass. 97811-30249

F.G.Churian Bye Pass 97811-30247

Verka 97811-30217
9.
Vijay Nagar
2277585
97811-30216

10.
Sultanwind
2440286
97811-30206

Varpal
97811-30231

Taran wala Pull
97811-30230

PP Sultanwind
97811-30229

Kot Mit Singh
97811-30220

11.
Jandiala
2432123
97811-30207

Nawan Pind
97811-30232

Gehri Mandi
97811-30233
Bandala
97811-30234

Town Jandiala
97811-30235

12.
Raja Sansi
01858-233330
97811-30213

Ram Tirth
97811-30257

Kukran Wala
97811-30256

Air Port
2214099
97811-30221

13.
Chheharta
2258383
97811-30211

Khassa
2476739
97811-30254

India Gate
97811-30255

14.
Gharinda
2336024
97811-30212

Attari
2382610
97811-30222

15.
Sarai Amant Khan
01852-272523
97811-30214

Join hands to improve Traffic in the holy City

Dear Citizens
It is the responsibility of Traffic Police to ensure smooth flow of Traffic in the city. You are aware that Traffic Police has to be dependant upon various agencies/departments to make it convenient for the common people. The major cause of Traffic jam in the city is increasing volume of traffic on the roads. Lakhs of vehicles run on the roads of Amritsar every day. Encroachment on the roads and shortage of parking as well as under utilization of existing parking aggravates the problem. Bhandari Bridge and Hall Gate are two main points of congestion in the city. It is our constant endeavor to decongest these two points.

Delay in the completion of elevated road project has posed further threat to road-users. Four-laning of GT road and approaching Bye-pass roads simultaneous has increased the number of accidents every day. Construction/repair of Batala Road and sewerage work on Majitha Road has added chaos and mismanagement despite our best efforts. Every commercial establishment has space for parking on paper but in practice they utilize the same for commercial purpose. Amritsar Traffic Police is doing its level best to improve the situation. However you can also help us in this effort. As you know, “every citizen is a police officer” and you have all the powers of police for specific purposes. I seek your assistance to improve traffic situation in the holy city. You can also post your valuable suggestions either through this blog or on policehelp100@gmail.com or kunwarv@yahoo.com.

Please utilize parking of Nehru shopping complex and do not park your vehicles on Lawrence Road. Let us make Lawrence Road parking free spot.

You can also utilize the parking at Bhandari Bridge (Deen Dayal Upadhyay Complex). Businessmen of Hall Bajar can utilize this conveniently.

Parking at Saragarhi is now ready for the commuters. The vehicles going to the holy Golden Temple can be parked there. It is also useful for shop-keepers of Katra Jaimal Singh.

From Sheranwala gate to Malka Boot (Fountain chowk) has been made one way for the vehicles going towards golden temple. The road starting from Kotwali (town hall) to Mahan Singh Gate has also been made one way for the vehicles going towards Bus Stand. However the shopkeepers of this area have been given some relaxation here.

From Bhandari Bridge to Rambagh you can approach the strait road (left hand side) without going to Hall gate.

At Bhandari Bridge, we have fixed central dividers to prevent assimilation of incoming and outgoing traffic. Central dividers have also been fixed to divide the traffic from Bhandari Bridge to Railway Station and towards Court Road (Ashoka Chowk). At the Bhandari Bridge, sub-lanes have been made workable on both the sides for cycle rickshaw and auto rickshaw.

While coming from Tarn Taran Road towards Civil Line or Cantonment area, you can take left turn from Lohgarh chowk and come via Tank Chowk-Riggo Bridge.

You can also take left turn from Central Valmiki Mandir to Bhandari Bridge via Workshop. We have made special arrangements to make this road free from encroachments.

Do not encourage cycle Rickshaw and Auto-Rickshaw to park on road sides. Please pull the top of Cycle Rickshaw up, while travelling in Cycle Rickshaw.

With Regards Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, SSP Amritsar

SSP asks youths to come out against social evils

P K Jaiswar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 3: A two-day workshop on "generating awareness about contemporary social problems and adult education" was organised by the department of adult continuing education and extension, at the Guru Nanak Dev University here.
State information commissioner Kulbir Singh inaugurated the workshop.
Talking about social problems like drugs, unemployment, female feticide, and illiteracy, Kulbir Singh, during his inaugural address, stressed on the overall development of the personality of individuals.
Earlier, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, SSP Amritsar, in his keynote address, said different social problems could not be dealt with in isolation. He said history reveals that most of the social reforms were initiated by individuals, which became mass movements at later stages.
He asked the students to take a pledge to fight social evils at their own level and make their own contribution to help the society to deal with social issues.
Dr. Raghbir Singh, dean, academic affairs, in the presidential remarks, expressed his concern over the prevailing social problems and said they should be taken on a priority basis.
Dr. RS Sandhu, director and head of the sociology department, introduced the theme of the workshop and also highlighted the achievements of the department.
He said about 2,700 individuals had been trained under different vocational courses till now. He said the department was also running a centre in the central jail, Amritsar, and providing training to the inmates for three vocational courses.
[www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090404/aplus.htm#11]

A gang of robbers nabbed after a brief encounter

Amritsar// 25.03.2009
Amritsar Police has arrested two dreaded robbers with deadly weapons in a short encounter including the leader of gang Aman@ Dhotia of Sarhali. This gang is responsible for committing a number of robberies in Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Hosiarpur and Jalandhar.
Yesterday in the evening, Aman @ Dhotia alongwith his gang members Gopi, Jaggi and others attempted to rob a trader in Jalandhar on Nakodar Road. They fired from a pistol which incidentally hit one of their friends Jaggi. Then they came to Amritsar for treatment as Jagga was badly injured because of the gunshot. On a tip off, a team of Police officers tried to nab these persons in front of Amandeep Hospital. However they fired upon the police party. After a brief encounter, the police team nabbed Aman@Dhotia and Satinder Singh @ Rinku of Sarhali. Jagga who was injured was in Jalandhar was admitted in civil hospital Amritsar for treatment under police surveillance.
The following weapons and other deadly weapons and vehicles:
1. One double barrel gun 12, which was snatched from security guard of an ATM centre of HDFC Bank in Jalandhar at BMC Chowk on March 21, 2009.
2. One single barrel gun 12’,
3. Cartridge 12’: 14
4. Cartridge: 315 bore: 2 plus one used Khali khokha
5. Two country made pistols .315 including one which was used in Jalandhar firing.
6. One car Indigo, which was snatched some times back from Jalandhar
7. 12 mobile Phones
8. Smack 90 Gramme
9. One vehicle Indigo
10. Two datars, one sword etc.

This gang is a very notorious gang and has committed more than a dozen incidents of robbery and loot in the Majha and Doaba region.
1. On 16.03.2009 they snatched one Bullet Motorcycle from a teacher from Rani Ka Bagh
2. They injured the then SHO of Sarai Amanat Khan in February 2008, and since then they were absconding.
3. They snatched one Honda City car from Basant Avenue in January 2008
4. They snatched Rs. 30,000/ and one CPU from a Petrol Pump near Beas on 17.03.2009
5. They snatched cash and other valuables from a petrol pump near Hosiarpur on 18.03.2009
6. They fired upon a police party on the same day in Mahilapur near Jalandhar and ran away.
7. On the night of March 3 they snatched one Indigo car from KK Mehta of Jalandhar near Paragpur.

SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh himself supervised this operation and he was assisted by ASP Pradeep Kumar Yadav. Inspector Devinder Singh, Inspector Vikram Sharma, Inspector Ramanish Kumar, SI Harminder Singh, ASI Dilbagh Singh, Inspector Kamal singh and a number of officers from Crime stoppers and QRT participated in this operation.

National Seminar on "Good Governance and Development

A two day National Seminar on "Good Governance and Development" was organized by Professor Ranvinder Singh Sandhu, Coordinator, U.G.C. Special Assistance Programme, Department of Sociology, G N D University Amritsar from March 2-3, 2009.

Prof. S.L Sharma former Dean, Faculty of Arts, Panjab University Chandigarh, in his Inaugural Address pointed out that lack of good governance under the influence of market fundamentalism has impeded the process of development. “Constituent attributes” such as accountability, transparency, credibility and “Performance attributes” such as services delivery, corruption free delivery and development of people as human beings should be the hallmarks of any good governance, he emphasized.

Dr. Parmod Kumar, Chairman, Punjab Governance Reforms Commission in his Key Note Address pointed out that crisis of governance in India is not because of poverty, recession, large population etc, but because of the manner in which these problems and crisis are being tackled. He stressed upon the adoption of holistic approach for overcoming the crisis of good governance. Under the influence of market forces state has become regulatory body that lacks interconnections between those who govern and those who are being governed, he further added.

Manoj Kumar of CRRID, expressed his concerns about non meeting of targets under MDG’s, he was also critical about many paradigms of Governance as suggested by International Financial Institutions in the Indian Context. Development through ‘Self-Help-Groups’ needs to be made more effective in India. Social cultural context was another attribute identified by Dr. Sukhdev Singh from P.A.U Ludhiana to over come ills of Governance. Dr. Arun Bali pointed the role of ICT in improvising delivery mechanism hence ensuring good governance which is the key factor related to two main principles of reliability and accessibility.
The key Panelist Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh Senior Superintendent of Police Amritsar pointed out that the interests of common citizens are being neglected. He stressed upon Community Oriented Policing having theme of ‘respect of virtuous and punishment to evil-doers’. The civil servants perform like key service providers for the common citizens. He emphasized upon on community friendly approach which have been put into practice within Amritsar city and PRO system associating lady officers to overcome fear of mistrust between force and citizens.
Prof. R. N Sharma of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai highlighted the issue of SEZ as newer strategy on the part of Builders -Politicians and Bureaucratic Nexus to marginalize the vulnerable sections of the society by acquiring lands at cheaper rates and by disposing them of at fifty times profit in connivance with bureaucracy. The state has become a realtor than the facilitator for masses.
Dr C.P. Bohra highlighted that the process of Reverse Governance is a matter of serious concern. He also identified that system of Free beeies should be discouraged as these populist measures don’t pay anything in return merely harming the revenue generation and straining the resources.

Issues that could be attributed as the major outcomes of the seminar could be succinctly identified are; the country is lagging behind in the area of good governance, due to lack of Interface between the rulers (politicians and bureaucracy) and the ruled, strong nexus between the market forces and the bureaucracy that has pushed the marginalized sections further out of the development process. Apathy, half-hearted approach to governance, great dependence upon the western models and lack of their applicability in Indian scenario were the major obstacles towards good governance identified by the participants and the resource persons.

In all, five sessions were held and thirty research papers were presented on various thematic issues covering Role of Social Structure and Social Institutions, International, National & Local Agencies in Governance, Additional Issues Such as Governance and Development in Indian Scenario, followed by Role of Stakeholders and Public-Private Partnerships were also deliberated upon by the scholars from places Like Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai, ICSSR New Delhi, University of Pondycherry, Puducherry, University of Luckhnow, Gujarat National Law University, P.U Chandigarh, Punjabi University Patiala and G N D University, Amritsar participated in big numbers.
The following recommendations emerged from the discussions held various session of the seminar:

· The good governance is not only a prerequisite for the development but also a need for sustainable development. Therefore, There is need to create conducive environment for good governance at centre, state and local levels.
· The focus of good governance should be on inclusive development and transformation of society in which the downtrodden sections of the society should receive the main attention.
· For long term development of society, the political parties should not adopt soft attitude and popular politics rather they should have the holistic approach to deal with the problems.
· Good governance requires shift from feudal attitudes, capitalistic practices and socialistic pretensions.
· Pro-people politics should be nurtured rather than the popular politics.
· For good governance Bureaucrats should not consider themselves as political bosses rather they should act as service providers as is expected from a civil servant in a civil society.
· The Urban Local Bodies need to adopt a people friendly approach. In the light of Global funding through central government sponsored funding of projects in the cities, there is need to encourage the people's participation in the decision making process. The ULB's are engaging experts, who generally are not aware about the local issues and problems. As a result, these efforts are unable to address the genuine issues.

Police Role appreciated: Train Accident near Amritsar

Amritsar, February 28, 2009
Amritsar Police went in front to lead the rescue and relief operation on war footing when the Amritsar bound Paschim Express late Sunday evening rammed into a tractor-trolley that was loaded with green chillies. Both the engine driver and the tractor driver were seriously injured in the accident and were taken to the hospital by the police. The tractor driver succumbed to his injuries.
The accident occurred on a level crossing near Valla village here, around 10 km from Amritsar, when the tractor-trolley suddenly came into the path of the passenger train. The gatekeeper failed to close the gate in time and that led to the accident.
Soon after the accident, a police team led by Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh swung into action and took the train into safe protection. The Police helped the passengers reach their respective destinations in police vehicles. Common people gathered at the site were sent back and passengers were requested to keep cool and calm. The police thereafter asked the railway authorities to send another engine to carry the train to the Railway Station.
A case was registered in Police Station A Division Amritsar and further investigations were on.
SP City Babul, ASP Pradeep Kumar, DSP Malwinder Singh, Inspector Vikram Chand, Inspector Ramnish Kumar, SI Harminder Singh, SI Avtar Chand played pivotal role in this operation besides more than two hundred police officers of various ranks.
The police role was appreciated not only by the passengers but also by the local residents who also assisted the police.

Details of Recovered Mobile Phones

The following mobile phones have been recovered by Amritsar Police. Model and IMEI have been given below. You can take your stolen/ missing phone after producing relevant document/copy of FIR/complaint.
Please contact:
E-mail: policehelp100@gmail.com
SMS to 09814085205
Phone: 1091(toll free), 0183-2566394
You can visit Police Post Circuit House Amritsar and give details to the PRO.
---- From SSP Amritsar
Model IMEI
Nokia N95: 35698 30171 54904
Nokia N95: 35482 90234 22375

Nokia N73: 35863 40175 75766

Nokia N73: 35897 30127 83912
Nokia 6600: 35538 10043 48376
35152 50002 91329

Nokia 1209: 35354 10268 25758

Nokia E90: 35366 00105 5 9528
Nokia 6300: 35696 00161 10467
Sony Ericsson J100i: 35415 50168 84416
Nokia 3315: 35111 96077 55876
Nokia 3120: 35664 90036 08258
Nokia 2600: 35620 70076 92198
Nokia 1600: 35695 70192 09981
Nokia 2100: 35340 00019 33659
Nokia 3610: 35088 44063 51513
Nokia 1650: 35930 70248 63942
Nokia 3100: 35293 70061 71901
Nokia 3120: 35708 80031 77064
Nokia 6610: 35536 20059 14309
Samsung SGH-R 220: 35258 30025 07845
Samsung SPH-A 460: Made in Korea
HUAWEI C 3308: A 100000501727E9

Amritsar gets Women & Child Helpline

February 01, 2009
Amritsar Police has set up Women and Child Helpline in its efforts to streamline Community Oriented Policing. The helpline will provide 24-hour help to the women who are victims of marital cruelty, excesses, torture, eve-teasing and other crimes against women. It will also provide help to the children in distress.
A dedicated toll free number 1091 has been started for the purpose. Any body can get help after dialing this number. Another phone number 9781101091 has also been earmarked for this purpose. A team of Women officers will be available round the clock for this purpose. One gypsy including all accessories has been provided to this staff. It will function from the newly constructed building of Police Post Circuit House.

Family Counseling Cell
Family Counseling Cell which has been providing help to the people victim of any kind of family dispute has been shifted to the new building of Police Post Circuit House. It will function in close association with various NGOs like Rotary Clubs, Mahila Shakti, All India women Conference, AIHRA, District Red Cross Society and Punjab Women Commission. This will also function as nodal agency for all such counseling centers working in the city. It is pertinent to mention here that the counseling centers which have been functioning in DAV Public School, Lawrence Road and SL Bhawan Public School are providing good results to the citizens of the city.

Lodge Your own FIR
This scheme was launched in the January 2008 to provide facility to the people for quick and easy registration of complaints. This scheme was very popular in the city and more than thousand complaints were received during the year 2008. Earlier two centres were set up for this purpose – Police booth Golden Temple and PS Sadar. The Third centre has now been set up in the newly constructed building of Police Post Circuit House Amritsar.
FIRs can also been registered through E-mail by sending complete detail on the ID policehelp100@gmail.com.

This complex including all these facilities was inaugurated on 01.02.2009. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, SSP Amritsar assured the citizens at this occasion that more such facilities will be provided to the people in the coming days with community participation. A number of police officers including lady officers as well as intellectuals and social activists were present at this occasion.

Republic Day celebrations held at Gandhi Ground, CM took the salute

January 26, 2009
Republic Day celebrations were organised in the historical Gandhi Ground of Amritsar where Chief Minister Punjab S. Parkash Singh Badal unfurled the tricolour and inspected the parade escorted by DC KS Pannu and SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh. He took the salute of an impressive march past led by ASP Pradeep Kumar Yadav. The contingents of the Punjab Police, Home Guards, NCC, Scouts and guides took part in the parade, followed by bands of Punjab Police.

Addressing the esteemed gathering, the Chief Minister greeted the people of India and extended his good wishes to the citizens to strengthen the democratic set up of the country. He stressed upon strengthening the federal structure of the Constitution of India to eradicate socio-economic crisis.

A cultural programme, including bhangra, giddha, group dance, PT show, was presented by students of local schools and colleges at this occasion. The Jhanki(display) of Amritsar Police comprising of Tourism Police, Family counselling Cell, PRO system, Lodge your FIR system and Traffic Police was main attraction at this function.

Guard of Honour to the Vice-President of India

An impressive guard of honour was presented to the Vice President of India by Amritsar Police on 12th January 2009. DSP Kirpal Singh led the 50 members squad where SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh and DIG PPS Sidhu were present at this occasion. The Vice-President was in the city to inaugurate the 14th National Youth Festival.

National Youth Festival 2009
The Fourteenth National Youth Festival was organised in Amritsar from 12th -16th January, 2009. The inaugural ceremony was organised in the campus of Guru Nanak Dev University. This prestigious event was hosted by Punjab for the first time. Amritsar Police has made very good arrangements for this event right from inaugural event to the closing ceremony. The Police Liaison Officers deputed by Amritsar Police were highly appreciated by the participants of various states. More than 4000 participants of 35 States/ Union Territories participated in this mega event. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, the District Police Chief was a member of the National Steering Committee. The Chairman of the National Steering Committee Dr. M. S. Gill, Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India extended appreciations to the District Police Chief and other officers associated with this event.

Amritsar Police launched Crusade against Drug Menace: An overview 2008

Amritsar Police in a campaign against drug trafficking launched a multi-pronged strategy and succeeded to control this menace to a considerable extent. A number of awareness camps and rallies were organized in the holy city under the guidance of District Police in various schools, colleges and especially in the localities like Anngarh, Maqboolpura, Gawal Mandi, Islamabad, Sultanwind Road and Hindustani basti where this problem was at an alarming stage. Under Demand reduction strategy youths were sensitized about the ill-effects of drugs and methods to get rid of it through one act plays and skits. Various NGOs and social institutions like Rotary club, Lions club including religious institutions were associated with this campaign.

The police launched a crusade against drug traffickers to cut the supply line. In this campaign notorious drug smugglers were arrested and brought to book in 2008. Under the guidance and supervision of Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, the District Police Chief, a huge quantity of narcotic drugs were recovered which include more than 50 kg of Heroine, 20 kg of Opium, 5 kg Charas and 5 kg Smack besides Cocaine and Poppy husk.

The police went ahead to forfeit/ seize the properties of the traffickers under various provisions of NDPS Act. More than 36 cases of forfeiture were forwarded to the Competent Authority, Government of India by the District Police. A workshop was also organized in collaboration with the Competent Authority in Amritsar in 2008.
Besides this, a series of raids were conducted in collaboration with the authorities of Health Department against medicine shops selling illegal and prohibited drugs.

Crusade against Drug Menace: Notorious Trafficker held

Amritsar, December 29, 2008

Amritsar Police has nabbed an International Smuggler trafficking in Narcotic drugs and recovered 7.5 Kg Opium from his possession. The arrested smuggler is a resident of Nepal and has been identified as Gabbar Shah s/o Ganesh Shah r/o Village Nishta PO Ravi Ganj Lahian Police Station Pathrian District Parsa Nepal.

On a tip off police party of District Narcotic Cell headed by SI Vavinder Kumar intercepted the trafficker near Ganda Nalla Anngarh Amritsar. During search of his hand bag 7.500 Kg Opium packed in two polyethylene bags was recovered from his possession.
Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar has awarded commendation certificate to the police team.

During investigation it has been established that the arrested person is a notorious Drug Smuggler of Nepal. He used to bring consignments of Opium to hand over the same to various smugglers in Punjab and Haryana including Amritsar City. The arrested smuggler Gabbar had close links with two inter state smugglers Rajesh @ Pardhan and Kishori Paswan of District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, earlier arrested by Amritsar Police in April 2008 with 5.500 Kg Opium. A case under 18/61/85 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station C-Division Amritsar.

Human Rights Award to SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

Amritsar, December 11, 2008
All India Human Rights Association(AIHRA) conferred International Human Rights Award to Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar on the occasion of International Human Rights Day(December 10, 2008). The officer was bestowed with this award for streamlining Community Oriented Policing in Amritsar and protecting human values and dignity of the commoners in a very conscientious manner.

He received this award from Ms. Shalini Dewan, Director, United Nations Information Centre, New Delhi and Mr. MU Dua, National President of AIHRA at International Human Rights Summit organised at Amritsar to mark the 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations. Mr. HS Tanwar, General Secretary and Ms. Manyata Dutt were present at this occasion. More than 1000 human rights activists participated in this summit from different parts of Indian States and neighbouring countries.

This two days summit was a grand success from human rights perspective where presentations were made by various speakers on ten human rights issues. The valedictory session was presided over by Ms. Shalini Dewan, Director, United Nations Information Centre, New Delhi.

PITEX 08 concluded under strict security surveillance

Amritsar, December 07, 2008
Punjab International Trade Expo 2008 concluded under strict security arrangements on December 07, 2008. This trade fare is one of the most successful events the holy city witnessed in the recent past. As a consequence of Mumbai terrorist attacks, many exhibitors from Pakistan and other countries started to withdraw their nominations. However on the assurance of Amritsar Police to ensure adequate security, exhibitors from Indian States as well as from neighbouring countries took keen interest in the expo.

The International Trade fair turned out to be a huge success as the exhibition managed to do a business of worth Rs 100 crore, while another Rs 100 crore was negotiated during the five-day fair under strict security surveillance provided by the police. The process has started to work for further business ventures to the tune of Rs 50 crore.

The PHD chamber which organised this expo was very enthusiastic to announce that the Expo will be an annual event in the Holy City and the next exhibition would be held in the holy city from December 2 to 6 in 2009. .

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, SSP Amritsar speaking at this occasion assured the organisers to provide foolproof security to the exhibitors as well as at the site of the expo in future also. He stressed that it is the utmost duty of the police to contribute in the growth of economy of the country. Lauding the efforts made by the police to make it a successful event, the organisers honoured the police officers on duty in the presence of Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, the District Police Chief.

SBI to support Community Oriented Policing

Amritsar, November 27, 2008
State Bank of India has come forward to support Community Oriented Policing as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility. The SBI donated Computer sets to the police for e-governance projects connected with public utility services. This bank is also providing Medicine for Police Ambulances on regular basis. Besides this the bank has adopted the Police Station Civil Lines for infrastructure development and other valuable services.

SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh appreciated the efforts made by the SBI especially Mr. Daljit Singh, Regional Manager and Mr. S.K Gupta, Chief General Manager of the bank. Many officers from Police as well as SBI were present at this occasion including SP SS Maan, SP SS Sidhu, ASP Pradeep Yadav, Inspector Prabhjot Singh and District Co-coordinator of SBI V.K Tiwari.

Kidnapping Case Solved, 4 arrested

Two rescued from kidnappers

Varinder Walia

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 19

The police today arrested four members of a UP-based gang of kidnappers and four persons from Haryana rescuing two persons.
The arrested have been identified as Salim (38), Imran (23), Khurshid (28) and Riyasat (25), residents Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
They were arrested by the cops in mufti who contacted the kidnappers of a taxi driver to give ransom to get the victims freed.
SSP Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh said the gang was busted following a complaint by Bikramjit Singh of Sultanwind Road, Amritsar.
The complainant informed that two persons approached him to hire a taxi on November 11 at a taxi stand near Guru Ram Das Hospital.
One of them introduced himself as Sandeep and said they wanted to hire a taxi for Hardwar. The taxi was hired for Rs 4,500.
Driver Lakhbir Singh, along with Sarabjit Singh of Munde Pind, Tarn Taran district, as a helper, took the two unknown persons to Hardwar. However, near Saharanpur they kidnapped the driver and the helper.
The kidnappers then contacted Bikramjit Singh, owner of the taxi, on telephone and told him that both Lakhbir and Sarabjit had been kidnapped and could be released only after getting a ransom of Rs 10 lakh.
The police party, not disclosing identity, contacted the kidnappers on telephone. The kidnappers directed them to come near the Toll Tax Barrier on the Haryana-UP border, but they did not turn up.
Later, the party was directed by the kidnappers to reach Chinkana road near a level crossing, 5 km from the barrier, towards Saharanpur side.
The police party in civil clothes reached near the level crossing and cordoned the area and overpowered four accused and rescued the kidnapped persons.
Mubarak and Imran Tunda who had hired the taxi escaped. Two made-in-China plastic pistols, mobile phones of Lakhbir and Sarabjit and an Indica car had been recovered from the arrested persons.

[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20081120/punjab1.htm#21]

Amritsar Police for Mentoring of Police Stations

Amritsar Police has started to mentoring the Police Stations to bring more transparency as well as to prepare the officers to give optimum output by creating work-atmosphere. One senior officer of the rank of DSP or SP or SSP has been designated as mentor for a Police Station. The mentors have to visit the Police Stations on every week preferably on every Thursday. Mentoring has been differentiated with checking and inspections. This is a more a guiding exercise rather than fault finding.

The main objectives are:
· To encourage the Police Station Officers to give optimum output
· To bring transparency in the system
· To bring the community closure to the police
· To inculcate a sense of trust between senior officers and field officers
· To prepare the police station officers for future challenges

Methodology
· The Mentors will spend at least four hours in the Police Station on the day of visit in a very informal manner.
· They will give specific remark on the effectiveness and functioning of Police Officers of the police Station as well as on the overall performance of the Police Station.
· They will submit a report to the SSP regarding improvements brought in the functioning as well as problems faced by the officers.

Functions of the mentors
To encourage the Police Station Officers to work for ‘Result Oriented Policing’
To hold meeting with the Beat officers and take feedback from them in a very cordial atmosphere.
To hold meeting with Investigating Officers and brief them to dispose of long pending investigations especially heinous cases and cases over one year
To ensure presentation of challan within stipulated period of 90/60 days
Effective follow-up(pairwai) of trial of heinous and important cases
To assist the SHO to check the menace of drugs
To guide the officers to remove traffic hazards at specific places
To attend the people coming to the police Station and redress their grievances
Meeting with the members of Community Liaison Group and set up a system of Alternate Dispute Redressal
To monitor the progress of campaign against absconders and proclaimed offenders
To ensure presence of bad characters and persons on surveillance
To monitor the progress on efforts made to bound down the persons under section 107 and 110 CrPC

Guardians of law will now save heritage

The Tribune, Chandigarh
December 22, 2007

Guardians of law will now save heritage
Varinder Walia
Tribune News Service

Pul Kanjari, December 21
Though the “Friends Of India New Zealand” (FOINZ) and state government agencies have failed to see their plans on preserving glory of Pul Kanjri ,once a bustling town ,associated with Maharaja Ranjit Singh materialise, the Punjab Police has adopted the border village for overall development with support of local people .

The police took up the challenge of preserving the heritage sites of the border belt .

The historical town on the Amritsar-Lahore road, which was a big trade centre at time of Partition , has been reduced to a tiny village now. Most of the residents of Pul Kanjri who had survived the bloodbath, a few days after Partition, migrated to safer places, especially Amritsar. Partition brought ruin to this place.

It is joint venture of police-public to clear wild grass and clean about t 300 -year- old "Talab" (historical pond).Dstrict police chief Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh and other IPS officers today visited the place to enourage villagers for cooperation with the police to accomplish the project .

The police has also prepared a project to identify drug addicts of Pul Kanjri and adjoining villages for de-addiction at various centres, run by the District Red Cross Society and other government institutiions.The district police chief has also set up a committee, headed by SHO , Attari to prepare a list of educated , semi-educated unemployed youths to send it to departments for their placements .

Earlier H.S Luthra , general secretary of the FOINZ, had announced a plan to revive glory of the town. In a letter to the Prime Minister which read the association intended to involve people of India and Pakistan for raising appropriate memorial to all those who fell in the tribal attack , a week after Independence ,could be raised. However, two years after the announcement ,nothing concrete has come so far.

Luthra is grandson of Shaheed Partap Singh of Panja Sahib (now in Pakistan). The FOINZ had also planned to build “Unity Park” with freedom memorial walls at Pul Kanjri. The park was proposed to raise four freedom memorial walls with flora and fauna from both India and Pakistan and walkways. He had also announced to install statues of freedom fighters and famous people, a museum and a theatre to promote art from India and Pakistan are also proposed to be constructed. The association also planned to invite private investors from overseas and local persons to set up shopping arcades, hotels and other attractions like children’s park and cultural centres.

However Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh said to promote tourism , other heritage buildings of the border belt would also be identified for preserving with people’s help.
[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071222/punjab1.htm#7]

Dr. Kalam addresses IPS Trainee Officers

Amritsar/ 26.07.2008
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, addressed IPS trainee Officers. Dr. Kalam was here in the holy city to attend some programmes related to social cause. He also met students of various schools informally. The officer trainees came to Amritsar regarding cultural cum educational tour from National Police Academy Hyderabad.

SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh took this coincidence as an opportunity to organise an interactive session with Dr. Kalam for the benefit of the Trainee Officers. Dr. Kalam also took this opportunity for the good of the country. He asked the officers to maintain values and ethical standards in policing to help India to become a role model. He emphasised on self discipline and character building for the officers so that they can be able to work for the common people.
He also put emphasis on the use of new technologies for the convenience of the common citizens. He appreciated the efforts made by Amritsar Police to lodge FIRs on the basis of information received through e-mail. He stressed upon the need of providing justice on the doorsteps of the citizens and the police can play pivotal role in this.

He also administered oath to the officers ‘to perform with integrity and to gain courage to succeed with integrity’ to work for the poorest section of the society.

Giving importance to ‘knowledge’ he said that Knowledge is the most valuable wealth in the global village. In the words of Dr. Kalam:
“Learning gives creativity
Creativity leads to thinking
Thinking provides knowledge
Knowledge makes you great”

This was a very interactive and useful session and the officers also asked a number of queries. It was an overwhelming experience for the officers. At this occasion Mr. Ajay Kumar Nand, Assistant Director of National Police Academy Hyderabad was also present besides Amritsar SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh.

Amritsar gets Traffic Control Room

Amritsar/ 19.07.2008
Amritsar Police has set up Traffic Control Room for the convenience of citizens. It was inaugurated by Sh. Param Pal Singh Sidhu, DIG Border Range. Addressing the officers, the DIG stressed upon implementing latest technologies to streamline the traffic system of the holy city. Implementation of basic traffic rules and inculcating civic sense in the citizens are our top priorities in the changing scenario. Besides SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, officers of traffic wing and SP Surinder Singh, SP Surjit Singh, SP SS Mann, DSP Balkar Singh, DSP Ranbir Singh, DSP Gurmit Singh and a number of SHOs were present at this occasion.
At this occasion, the DIG also flagged off two ambulance vans which will be kept ready round the clock. These ambulance vans will be sent in case of any accident or any kind of emergency. The ambulances will carry first aid boxes and other equipments. Each ambulance will be headed by an officer of the rank of ASI assisted by 4 constables in each shift. Two shifts have been made for round the clock supervision.
SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh said that a dedicated phone line has been started to facilitate the citizens. The number is 0183-2210300. In case of any emergency, accident or traffic jam, our citizens can utilise this number for Police help. Special wireless room has also been set up in this control room. This control room will work in close coordination with the main Police Control Room.
A quick Reaction Team has also been set up which will be sent in case of any serious crime is reported in the city. Whenever a serious crime will be reported QRT will be sent to the place of occurrence in addition to force from the concerned Police Station. The QRT will be equipped with all necessary instruments including investigation kit. The team will be headed by an officer of the rank of ASI well versed in Investigation and also in crowd control. The QRT has been provided wireless sets and Mobile Phone. The QRT will assist the Police of concerned Police Station in emergent situations.
A separate room has been earmarked for Honorary Traffic Wardens who are working with the police in traffic management. The District Police wish for cooperation from the citizens to streamline traffic system in the city.

How to get Untrace Report

Dear Citizens

You will be happy to know that in the last two months more than 100 stolen vehicles were recovered and handed over to the rightful owners by organising educative seminars in various Police Station and Police Posts. Recently we organised similar seminars in PS A Division, PS Galliara, PP Kot Khalsa and PP Durgiana. Even superdari orders from courts were obtained by the Police with a view to avoid inconvenience to the citizens.

However to facilitate our citizens who want to get untraced report regarding theft of vehicles and other articles where recoveries have not been made so far, we have made arrangements to avoid inconvenience.

With Regards------- Senior Superrintendent of Police, Amritsar

· How to get untraced report?
Please visit the CPRC counter in the SSP office.
Take the format, fill it up and submit the same to the officer present on duty.
You can collect your untraced report after 15 days from the same counter.
You are not required to visit the Police Stations for this purpose.
· You can also send the proforma through E-mail on policehelp100@gmail.com

Application to get Untrace Report

Name and parentage of the applicant:
Address:
Phone Number:
Email:
Description of the stolen property:
(Model, type and Reg. No., in case of vehicles)
FIR No. Date Under Section
Police Station

Signature of the applicant

Tips for Safety and Security of Tourists

Amritsar is an important tourist destination and also a transit point, where from international and national tourists make onward journey to various other places. Amritsar is emerging as a tourism hub and it is one of the most visited places in the world. Everyday around one lakh people visit this place. A large number of devotees from other sates of India as well as from the foreign countries come to pay obeisance to Harmandir Sahib and Durgiana Tirth. It is the need of hour to safeguard the interests of the Tourists as they face several problems related to transport, accommodations, getting tourism related information and many times they fall victims to cheats and touts losing their belongings and valuables.
Amritsar Tourism Police has been deputed at five points round the clock, namely Golden Temple, Airport, Bus Stand, Railway Station, and Attari Border. This is a part of service oriented policing which has been the top priority of Amritsar City Police and an attempt to present the Police as people friendly, especially to the tourist, who visits the city in large numbers from home and abroad.

General Precautions for the Tourists
A few simple precautions should be sufficient to ensure your safety.
1. Take help from Tourism police and other police officers on duty as per need.
2. Leave valuables and important papers, such as jewelry, foregn currency and passports, secured in your hotel's safe deposit box. Never leave these items unattended in your room or carry large sums of cash and valuables on your person.
3. Carry your wallet in an inside jacket pocket or side trouser pocket, never in the rear pocket.
4. Always keep a photocopy of your passport and visa while moving in the city.
5. Carry credit cards and cash in your pockets.
6. Do not move in any unknown vehicle. Ask for pre-paid taxi/auto. Take help from the hotel manager and or Tourism Police for vehicle assistance.
7. Do not take cycle rickshaw. These are neither safe nor balanced. There is always possibility of falling down from the cycle rickshaws.
8. In case in emergency you take cycle rickshaw, Please pull up the hood/top of the rickshaw.
9. Carry small bags in the bend of your elbow, held close to your body. If there is a long strap, wrap it around the bag.
10. Be wary of unexpected persons coming to your hotel room. Never open the door to unsolicited room service or maintenance people. Contact the front desk if you have any doubts.
11. If you schedule a meeting with a potential client, research the company and the individual with whom you are meeting. Meet in a public place, such as a restaurant.
12. Make sure that luggage is only given to a member of the hotel's bell staff and a receipt is issued for stored luggage. Never leave luggage or other expensive items, unattended at airports or taxi stands.

Important Contacts
Police Control Room: 100, 0183-2225054, 2225056
Senior Superintendent of Police: 0183-2227779, 2571852, 9814085205
SP HQ: 0183-2228685, 9781130102

SP CIty Zone I : 0183-2545858, 9781130103
SP City Zone II: 0183-2565621, 9781130102

Tourism Police helpline:9914508821, 9914508901
Inspector/Tourism Police: 9872900499
Police Sttaion Kotwali: 0183-2557670
Police Station Civil Line: 0183-2565286
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Peaceful Elections in Amritsar

Amritsar
The By-election for Amritsar South Assembly Constituency was completed peacefully on 22.05.2008. Not a single incidence of violence was reported from anywhere in the entire Constituency as well as the entire district. The process of poll concluded smoothly and peacefully because of the elaborate police security arrangements. The entire district was sealed by the police for the peaceful conduct of the poll. The arrangements were made by the police under the direct supervision of the District Police Chief Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh.
The Police played a proactive role to ensure free, fair and impartial elections which is treated as an example in the history of Amritsar. The role of Amritsar Police has been highly appreciated by the citizens for putting all speculations of large scale violence and booth capturing to rest.
For free and fair election more than 2000 cops of district police, 3 companies of commandos and 110 personal of paramilitary forces were deputed. All the police personal deployed on election duty were briefed personally by the district police chief for fair and impartial election. All the police personnel remained vigilant during the whole election process to avoid any eventuality.
Keeping in the view the sensitivity of the Constituency the district police chief remained in the Constituency to take the stock of the situation. A good turn out was reported from the all the polling booths setting a good example of democracy. The district police is thankful to the citizens of Amritsar for their extensive support and co-operation provided for peaceful conduct of the poll.
On the very next day SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh awarded commendation certificates to the police officers for playing key role in the peaceful conduct of elections. Around 1000 cops participated in this simple and impressive award ceremony in Amritsar Police Line.

Swami Ramdevji addresses Police cadres

Amritsar/ April 19, 2008

Swami Ramdevji visited Police Line Amritsar and gave tips to Police officers to keep body and mind healthy to serve the society in a better way. He emphasizes that protectors of the society have to keep sound health and told that a sick cop cannot care for the citizens.
He also emphasizes the importance of Pranayam and various Asanas to keep a police man fit for duty. Citing the theory of karma, he also stressed upon inculcating moral values in the police for better service of the nation.
Besides police personnel of various ranks, a large gathering from the community participated in the camp.
He stated that the country is passing through a phase of transition because of degradation of moral values and ethical standards. He cited that Character building is the sole solution of this problem.
Swamiji said that bold and conscientious citizens are the hour of the day who do not bend upon greed, do not stop before obstacles and remain undeterred by criticism.

He appreciated Amritsar Police Chief Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh for introducing Yoga in the daily curriculum of the police.
It is pertinent to mention here that Amritsar Police adopted Yoga Route to improve police functioning by increasing core competencies. Yoga plays a key role in the police to reduce the stress level of the cops. The experiment is aiming to better police public relations and improved police behavior.

The first camp was organized in the May 2007 in the Police Line and Yoga was made a part of police routine. It was later on extended to all the Police Stations with active cooperation of the teachers of Amritsar Chapter of Patanjali Yog Vidyapeeth. Since then encouraging results have been coming out and fitness level of the police officials increased.

In the first week of January 2008, One week refresher camp was organized in the premises of Madhav Vidya Niketan Amritsar, where more than 500 police officers of various ranks right from Constable to SSP participated apart from school teachers and commoners. The camp was organized in collaboration with Amritsar Chapter of Patanjali Yog Vidyapeeth Hardwar (founded by Swami Ramdev). The inaugural address was given by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Permod Kohli of Punjab and Haryana High Court while Sant Balbir Singh Sinchewal addressed the concluding session.
Another refresher camp was organized in February 2008 under the guidance of Thakur Ranjan Das of Patanjali Yog Vidyapeeth, Hardwar.
In the March 2008, Acharya Balkrshanji visited Police Line Amritsar and bestowed his blessings to the cops and described the importance of Yoga in policing.

Villagers say no to drugs

Pulkanjari , Amritsar 29.03.2008
A Police Public meet was organized at Pulkanjari(Attari) today evening. The meeting was attended by the villagers of Dhanoya Kalan, Dhanoya Khurd, Mode and Attalgarh. In the meeting, the problems of the people were personally heard by SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh. Most of the problems were sorted out on the spot. At this occasion, the villagers vowed to eradicate the menace of narcotics drugs with the help of local police.
The area around Pulkanjari is one of the most backward areas in the border district of Amritsar. Lack of educational facilities and unemployment are the main problems of the area as reported by the villagers. It is pertinent to mention here that 40 youths of this area have been selected under Prakash Scheme with the help of local police. Special interview sessions were organized by the police to help the youths of this backward area. All the selected candidates will be imparted three months training in vocational courses and will be inducted in private sector under the Prakash employment scheme. The basic idea is to employ the youths in constructive activities so that they could not indulge in drug trafficking and other antisocial activities.

Three months back in the December 2007, the heritage site of Pulkanjari was renovated with Police-Public co-operation. Now the site is being developed as a tourist spot by the Punjab Tourism Department and Archeological survey of India.

Pulkanjari was a famous township which was founded by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and he also established a baradari here. He used to stay at this place on the way to Amritsar from Lahore and back. However this site was neglected after the partition and this area lost its charm. Due to stoppage of trade between Amritsar and Lahore it became economically backward. However the ongoing project at this site has raised new hopes for the people of the area and the old glory can return if the site is developed as a tourism spot. The local Police is extending all support to the villagers in the development of the area.

Tourism Police in Amritsar

The District Police of Amritsar City is taking a step forward in community oriented policing with the launch of Amritsar Tourism police that will help the tourists in safeguarding their interests during there stay in the holy city. The Amritsar Tourism Police will be present at six points round the clock, namely Golden Temple, Durgiana Mandiar, Airport, Bus Stand, Railway Station, and Attari Border.

At the time of launching of Tourism Police on 31.01.2008, representatives of CII and other trade & Industry organisations lauded the efforts of local police and told that “Amritsar is an important tourist destination and also a transit point, where from international and national tourists make onward journey to various other places. Amritsar is emerging as a tourism hub and it is one of the most visited places in the world. Everyday around one lakh people visit this place. A large number of devotees from other sates of India as well as from the foreign countries come to pay obeisance to Harmandir Sahib and Durgiana Tirth. It is the need of hour to safeguard the interests of the Tourists as they face several problems related to transport, accommodations, getting tourism related information and many times they fall victims to cheats and touts losing their belongings and valuables.”

SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh will personally supervise this 30 members squad led by Inspector Ramnish Kumar. The officers have been selected especially keeping in view the orientation and work requirement. Special training has been imparted to these officers in tourism management. The main objective of Amritsar Tourism Police, will be to avoid harassment to the tourists by touts, to help in getting transport and lodging at appropriate rate and without much hassle at Railway Station, Airport, Bus Terminal and other important tourist places, like Malls, Clubs etc. Safety and Security against Cheats and bag lifters at these places, to contain crime like, pick pocketing, eve teasing, molestation, drugging etc. and to provide information related to the city of Amritsar and other adjoining tourist Places. Gunbir Singh, President of CII Amritsar told at this occasion that Amritsar Tourism Police will be provided with complete information of Amritsar City, so that they can answer any query or any information about the city, Transports, Accommodations, Clubs, Theaters, etc. Amritsar Tourism Development Board is going to be set up with assistance from United Nations Tourism Development Programme.

Lodge your own FIR

‘Lodge your own FIR’ is an initiative by Amritsar Police for the benefit of the public. Common people always make complaints about non-registration of FIRs as well as having to face problems regarding jurisdiction of Police Stations.
A simple and brief format of FIR has been devised for lodging complaints. The format can be obtained from centralized booths. You can report about any complaint related to any Police Station at these booths. At present there are two booths functioning at the following locations:
1. Police Assistance Booth near Golden Temple ( 07 Am to 11.00 PM)
2. PS Sadar
The third booth will be opened at Police Post Circuit House very soon.

What you have to do for lodging an FIR:
· Take a format of FIR from the officer present in the booth.
· Fill up the columns of the format.
· Hand over the same to the officer.
· Take a receipt of the same.

Your FIR will automatically be registered in the concerned Police Station and you will get a copy of the same at your doorstep. This step is in accordance with section 154(3) of Criminal Procedure Code.

Caution: False reporting is an offence under Indian Penal Code.


This is in addition to other means of lodging FIRs. Amritsar Police has adopted the policy of Free and genuine registration of FIR for the convenience of the general public. Burking of crime as well as tagging of a number of incidents particularly theft incidents in a single FIR has been strictly prohibited. Earlier, there were complaints from the general public that FIRs were not registered freely and common public had to face difficulties to claim insurance because their names did not appear in the FIR.

Other means of getting an FIR registered
It is very easy to lodge an FIR. One can choose any of the following methods to lodge an FIR:
You can visit the Police Stations and lodge your complaints to the PROs. You can give written or oral report; in any case the PRO will register the FIR. You can get a copy of the FIR free of cost.
You can send your complaint through E-mail on the ID -- “policehelp100@gmail.com”. Your FIR will be registered and you can get a scanned copy of the FIR or gist of the FIR.
You can drop your complaints in the complaint boxes installed at various places in Amritsar.
Your FIR can be registered on telephone in exceptional cases. You can dial ‘100’ number at the Police Control Room or the concerned police Station. We have recently lodged a number of FIRs on telephonic information.

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Proforma

For Registration of
FIRST INFORMATION REPORT
(Under Section 154 Cr.P.C.)

1. Complainant / Informant:
(a) Name ........................................................................…
(b) Father's/Husband's Name ........................................................…
(c) Address

(d) Phone number and Fax
(e) E-mail:

2. Place of Occurrence:

In case, outside the limit of this District, then Name of District and State ………

3. Date and Time of occurrence:
4. Nature of offence (eg. Theft, burglary, snatching…)
Description of Stolen property (If any):

5. Details of known/suspected/unknown accused with full particulars:



6. Contents of the complaint (in brief):






Signature of the complainant/informant

Obey Traffic Rules to be safe and secure

• Traffic Awareness Week (January 01 to 07, 2008)

  Dear Citizens

  We are entering in the New Year with this Traffic Awareness week to ensure your safety and security. Please obey the rules and avoid inconvenience to you and your fellow citizens. You will be surprised to know that 115 members of our society lost their lives in 2007 due to accidents (115 in 2006). At the same time 45 persons died due to murder in 2007 (49 in 2006).

  Enforcement and challans by the Traffic police does not aim to harass or to cause inconvenience to our citizens. The basic idea is to create a sense of responsibility and awareness to save you from irreparable damage. Moreover total challans made in 2007 is only 18,000 nearly 5000 less than the year 2006. Rather we concentrated more on educating the masses by organizing seminars in various schools and colleges apart from educating the rickshaw poolers, taxi drivers and truck drivers.

  We are also grateful to our sincere members of Police Advisory Committee for their active guidance and support. We are hopeful to get your valuable support and assistance to implement Traffic Management Plan launched on 31.10.2007 by Amritsar Police and Municipal Corporation.

  Wish you a very happy, prosperous and successful New Year 2008!!!

  Senior Superintendent of Police

  with all officers of Traffic Police of Amritsar City

Some Tips for safe driving

• Park your vehicle only where parking is allowed. Do not park in places like: Crossings, Turns, Corners, High-speed ways, footpath, Bus Stop, School, Railway gate, opposite direction to road, especially at night.
• Stay in Traffic Speed limits and slow down on Turns.
• Always wear helmet while riding.
• Do not use beacon lights and tinted glass or colour film on window screens.
• Do not drive in drunken state.
• When Turning Left... Look at the Rearview mirror, give Indicator, sound Horn, and take turn while staying in your lane (Try to stick to the side).
• When Turning Right... Look at the Rearview mirror, give Indicator, sound Horn, and take turn while staying in your lane.(Try to take a wider turn).
• Notice all the Traffic Signs you see on your way, and act appropriately.
• Don't assume that the other Motorists know your intention. It is always necessary to give proper Signals while Starting, Turning, Slowing, and Parking your vehicle.
• It is mandatory for every motorist to give way immediately to any Ambulance or Fire Engine. It is a duty of each citizen, for the sake of saving lives.
• On crossings without control system (Traffic Lights), give adequate opportunity to Pedestrians (the people walking on the road) to avoid accidents.
• When crossing Animal-driven Vehicles, give enough place by slowing down, and Do Not Sound Horn, because it may scare the Animal and it may run away.
• 'U' turn - The driver must be careful, and should confirm it is safe to turn by looking in the rearview mirror. U turns are not allowed on busy roads. Proper signal for turning right must be given.
• During Night, when a Vehicle, Cycle, or Animal Driven Vehicle approaches you, turn your headlights to 'dim' position and keep your vehicle slow.
• Never park a vehicle on a Railway Line. Do not try to cross Railway line when the Gate is closed. Even if the gate is closed, listen carefully and look around to see if a Train is coming. Go further only when confirmed.
• The Horn shall not at all be used in silent zones like Hospitals, schools, colleges, etc. No unusual sounds from a moving vehicle will be allowed.
• Keep appropriate distance from the Vehicle moving ahead of you, so that there is enough place to stop your vehicle without damage, in case the vehicle ahead stops abruptly.
• Seating passengers on the roof tops of Buses as well as on the trolleys and trucks is strictly prohibited and can be penalized.
• Vehicles are not allowed to use any non-standard explosive, dangerous or polluting fuel.

ANNOYING PHONE CALLS and SMSs

1. Do not encourage a return call. If the calls persist to the point that they become harassment, report it to the police. You can mail it on the e-mail www.policehelp100@gmail.com or you can drop your complaints to the nearest complaint box.
2. Caller Line Identification (Caller ID) service is available on your landline phone as well as your cellphone that you may find helpful.
3. Obscene calls and SMSs represent abnormal behaviour that could be potentially dangerous. People who make obscene calls find gratification from the response of the recipient. The best initial reaction is to hang up immediately.
4. If obscene calls and SMSs persist, the police will investigate. An important preliminary step in the investigation is to establish a time pattern for the calls. This will assist the police in apprehending the caller.
5. Do not hesitate to report to the police otherwise it will be more dangerous for you and your family. We have set up a dedicated cell to investigate these types of cases.

How to prevent burglary

We can prevent burglary without doing much. The cases of burglary have been reduced by 50% by adopting various preventive measures by the police as well as by busting numerous gangs of burglars. If we follow the tips mentioned below, burglary can be prevented to a considerable extent…………. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, SSP Amritsar

1. Don't tempt a thief
Don't leave your home alone.
Always lock your garden sheds and garages.
Use curtains on garage and basement windows.
Never leave notes on your door such as "Gone shopping".
2. Locks..... get the best
Use a reliable locking system.
Key-in-lock knobs provide minimum security. Ask a locksmith for advice on your situation.
Change locks immediately if your keys are lost or stolen.
When moving into a new home, have all locks changed.
3. Outside
Have adequate exterior lighting. A motion-sensitive light is recommended for backyards.
Trim trees and shrubs so that they cannot be used as hiding places for intruders.
4. Alarms
An alarm system is excellent for home security. It provides peace of mind to home owners, especially while on vacation. There is a wide variety of alarm systems on the market.

5. OPENING YOUR DOOR TO STRANGERS
Take great care. Do not open the doors to the strangers.
Keep Peep-holes....to see who's there.
6. Domestic Servant
· Check the antecedents of chowkidars and domestic servants before hiring them. Insist on references from their previous employers.
· Furnish their full particulars to your police station (Beat officers) in the format suggested by them. You can also drop the same on the prescribed format in the nearest Complaint box.
· Keep strict vigil on the activities of the servants. You should not humiliate the servants on petty matters. Nor should they penalise them for small damages.

VACATION CHECK LIST
· Inform your Beat officer/nearest police station so that special watch can be kept.
· Ensure all points of entry are secured, especially windows.
· Use light timers that will give your home the appearance of occupancy.
· Tell trusted neighbours how long you'll be gone and who might be visiting your home in your absence.
· Leave a phone number with a relative or neighbour in case of emergency.
· Place valuable jewellery, coin collection and documents in a safety deposit box or a burglary-proof safe.

SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD
Stand up for what you believe in if you want a safe community. Get involved. Volunteer to help on community and neighbourhood anti-crime committees and other community improvement efforts.
Encourage groups you belong to – religious, civic, social- to help stop crime.
Report crimes and suspicious activities to police. Agree to testify when necessary.
Know your neighbours and agree to look out for each other.
Set up a Neighbourhood watch or community patrol, working with police.
Make sure your streets are well-lighted. Take assistance from the Municipal Corporation if you think your street is not well-lit.
Clean up the neighbourhood. Involve everyone. Graffiti, litter, abandoned cars, and run-down buildings tell criminals that you don't care about where you live or about each other. Call your local public works department and ask for help cleaning it up.

PREVENT AUTO THEFT

1. Park your vehicle in authorized parking only if you are in the market.
2. Do not leave the vehicle unattended without locking the ignition and removing the key.
3. Install loud alarm systems in your car, so that thieves will be discouraged even if they manage to break into your car. There are several alarm systems that will serve to deter or discourage the car thief, and alert others of forced entry into the car.
4. Do not leave the Licenses, registration cards or other identifying papers in the car. Tape and cassette decks and other expensive items in full view invite theft.
5. Do not park your vehicle outside your house at night, park it in the garage. Lock both the vehicle and the garage.
6. Paint car number on the front and rear of the body, apart from number plates. Ideally, have it etched on the windscreens and window glasses too. This prevents them from being misused by criminals using fake number plates.
7. Never leave the vehicle door unlocked, nor the windows partially open. Make sure that the quarter glasses are properly secured.

IF YOUR CAR GETS STOLEN
Report to the police without delay.
NOTE: False reporting of vehicle theft is a crime and can be punishable by a fine or imprisonment.

AUTO THEFT SECURITY DEVICES
In order to secure your car several devices may be installed to deter or prevent theft of the car or any of its parts or contents. Anti-theft devices, expensive or not, are going to deter the inexperienced theft. The installation of anti-theft devices would provide obstacles to even the experienced thief by increasing the thief’s exposure to arrest.
* IGNITION CUT-OFF: A key-operated or hidden manual switch that interrupts the power supply from the battery to the ignition.
* FUEL CUT-OFF: Integrated into the fuel line, this device prevents the flow of gasoline once the fuel in the gas line is used. Only a special key deactivates the cut-off.
* IGNITION COLUMN GUARD: This security device can provide protection to the ignition starting system. The device fits around the steering column and over the ignition starting system.
* DOOR LOCKS: Visible inside door lock buttons should be smooth and tapered.
* ANTI-THEFT STEERING WHEEL LOCK: Locks on and prevents steering wheel from turning. Its high visibility deters theft.
* TRUNK LOCK: As an auxiliary or secondary locking device, a heavy duty chain lock may be installed inside the trunk and is key-operated.

Police Advisory Committee for better community participation

Amritsar Police has set up Police Advisory Committee to streamline the project COP (Community oriented Policing). Besides this two separate committees have been set up to improve traffic system and to tackle with drug menace. Area Defense Committees will be set up for every Police Station in the next phase.

The Police Advisory Committee will assist the police in various key policing areas. The committee comprising of various stakeholders of the society can be able to suggest measures to improve the functioning of police and also to make it more community friendly. The committee will sit at least twice in a month at a convenient place to discuss the core policing issues.

The committee will consist of:

1. The representatives of Rotary Club Amritsar
2. Senior professors of Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar
3. Principals of schools and Colleges
4. Members of District Civil Defense
5. Representatives of Trade and industries
6. Representatives of CII (Confederation of Indian Industries)
7. Representatives of Bar
8. Any person who volunteers for the common cause

Traffic Advisory Committee: This committee will suggest measures to improve the traffic system in the City and also to assist in the implementation process. Honorary Traffic wardens will be selected to assist the police in the enforcement of traffic rules as well as to create awareness in the masses.

Drug Awareness Committee: This committee has been set up to tackle with the menace of drugs. The committee consisting of intellectuals, educationist and professionals will suggest measures to curb the supply line of drugs and also to create awareness among the masses to reduce the demand line.

Advantages:

1. To bring the community and the police closer
2. To bring infrastructural reforms in the core policing areas
3. To take help from the common people to improve police functioning
4. To provide maximum satisfaction to common people
5. To ensure strict action against the criminals

Responsibilities and obligations of common citizens in the Policing

It is the responsibility of a common citizen to assist the police in certain cases as well as to provide information to the police regarding commission of various crimes.

Section 37 of the Criminal Procedure Code of India gives obligations to the common citizen to assist the police and the magistrates:

Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding his aid-

(a) in the taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such Magistrate or police officer is authorised to arrest; or

(b) in the prevention or suppression of a breach of the peace; or

(c) in the prevention of any injury attempted to be committed to any railway, canal, telegraph or public property.

Section 39 of the Criminal Procedure Code of India enumerates certain kinds of information to be given to the police by the common citizens:

(1) Every person, aware of the commission of, or of the intention of any other person to commit, any offence punishable under any of the following sections of the Indian Penal

Code,(45 of 1860) namely:-

(i) Sections 121 to 126, both inclusive, and section 130 (that is to say, offences against the State specified in Chapter VI of the said Code);

(ii) Sections 143, 144, 145, 147 and 148 (that is to say, offences against the public tranquility specified in Chapter VIII of the said Code);

(iii) Offences relating to illegal gratification

(iv) Sections 272 to 278, both inclusive (that is to say, offences relating to adulteration of food and drugs, etc.);

(v) Sections 302, 303 and 304 (that is to say, offences affecting life);

(vi) section 382 (that is to say, offence of theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft);

(vii) Sections 392 to 399, both inclusive, and section 402 (that is to say, offences of robbery and dacoity);

(viii) Section 409 (that is to say, offence relating to criminal breach of trust by public servant, etc.);

(ix) Sections 431 to 439, both inclusive (that is to say, offences of mischief against property);

(x) Sections 449 and 450 (that is to say, offence of house-trespass);

(xi) Sections 456 to 460, both inclusive (that is to say, offences of lurking house-trespass); and

(xii) Sections 489A to 489E, both inclusive (that is to say, offences relating to currency notes and bank notes),

shall, in the absence of any reasonable excuse, the burden of proving which excuse shall lie upon the person so aware, forthwith give information to the nearest Magistrate or police officer of such commission or intention.

Every Citizen is a Police Officer

Every citizen is a police officer without uniform and every police officer is a common citizen in uniform. Every citizen has been given power of a police officer to ensure peace and order in the society and thus a common citizen can contribute a lot in the maintenance of law and order in the society. Section 43 of the Criminal Procedure Code of India bestowed power of arrest to the common citizen if a cognizable and non- bailable offence is committed in his or her presence. The section 43 says:

“(1) Any private person may arrest or cause to be arrested any person who in his presence commits a non-bailable and cognizable offence, or any proclaimed offender, and, without unnecessary delay, shall make over or cause to be made over any person so arrested to a police officer, or, in the absence of a police officer, take such person or cause him to be taken in custody to the nearest police station.

(2) If there is reason to believe that such person comes under the provisions of section 41, a police officer shall re-arrest him.

(3) If there is reason to believe that he has committed a non-cognizable offence, and he refuses on the demand of a police officer to give his name and residence, or gives a name or residence which such officer has reason to believe to be false, he shall be dealt with under the provisions of section 42; but if there is no sufficient reason to believe that he has committed any offence, he shall be at once released.”

Acid attack case solved

News Item: The Times of India

'Sister involved in acid attack'

30 Aug 2007, 0143 hrs IST,TNN

AMRITSAR: Police claim to have solved the mystery behind the acid attack on two girls — Sharanjit Kaur alias Sonia and Ekta — some days back. According to SSP Kanwar Vijay Partap Singh, it was Sonia’s sister Paramjit Kaur who had connived with her paramour, an Army jawan, to throw acid on her since Paramjit did not want Sonia to marry her boyfriend.

Talking to media persons on Wednesday, Singh said police had arrested Jagroop Singh alias Banti, who is serving in the Army at Karmroop in Assam, and his accomplice Gaurav Kalyani alias Bali.

Giving details of the incident, he said Banti was brother-in-law of Sonia’s brother Jaswant Singh and had an affair with Paramjit Kaur, while Sonia had a love affair with one Ranjit alias Jeetu. None of the sisters liked each other’s boyfriends and were opposed to their marriage in the family.

On August 17, Paramjit informed Banti that her sister Sonia would be coming from village Mallanwali to her beauty parlour in Gumtala. Banti, along with Balli, was waiting for Sonia in the village. When Sonia and Ekta reached the village, Balli threw acid on Sonia, and then took the evening train for Guwahati.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Chandigarh/Sister_involved_in_acid_attack/articleshow/2321365.cms

No arrest without sufficient evidence

No arrest without sufficient evidence
The District police has issued broad guidelines to bring transparency in the arrest. It is going to prevent the misuse of the provision of arrest. Some of the guidelines are as follows:

The guidelines issued by the Supreme Court regarding arrest in DK Basu case will be followed in letter and spirit.
No one will be locked up in the lock up of Police Station without effecting arrest.
There will be a transition room in every Police Station at the entry gate of the police station. Examination or interrogation of a person called in the police station will be carried out in this transition room only.
Arrest will be effected if and only if there is sufficient evidence on case file against the person to be arrested. If the investigating officer makes his prima facie mind to arrest a person in any FIR, he will inform about it to the DSP concerned with all the facts and circumstances. The DSP after visiting the police station or over telephone will order to arrest the person if he is convinced with proof and evidence collected by the Investigating officer against the person.
After that an entry will be made in the daily diary regarding arrest and the person will be arrested with due procedure of law.

News: The Tribune: September 05, 2007

No arrest without sufficient proof

The district police chief has issued instructions regarding person’s arrest as per guidelines issued by the apex court. No one would be locked up in police station without effecting arrest. A person would only be arrested when the investigating officer has sufficient evidence. If the investigating officer makes prima facie mind to arrest a person in any FIR, he has to inform the DSP concerned about it with all facts and circumstances.

The DSP after visiting the police station or over telephone will order person’s arrest if he is convinced with proof and evidence collected by the investigating officer. After that an entry will be made in the daily diary regarding arrest and the person will be arrested with due procedure of law. Arrest memo in the prescribed format would be filled in certain cases like murder, kidnapping, robbery, dacoity, rape, snatching, theft, burglary, NDPS, etc.

(http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070905/aplus1.htm#2)

Guidelines in the DK Basu case

In the para 36 of the judgment in the petition D.K. BASU v State of West Bengal given by the Honourable Supreme Court of India the following safeguards are available for the citizens to avoid indiscriminate arrest:

(1) The police personnel carrying out the arrest and handling the interrogation of the arrestee should bear accurate, visible and clear identification and name tags with their designations. The particulars of all such police personnel who handle interrogation of the arrestee insist be recorded in a register.

(2) That the police officer carrying out the arrest of the arrestee shall prepare a memo of arrest at the time of arrest and such memo shall be attested by atleast one witness, who may be either a member of the family of the arrestee or a respectable person of the locality from where the arrest is made. It shall also be counter signed by the arrestee and shall contain the time and date of arrest.

(3) A person who has been arrested or detained and is being held in custody in a police station or interrogation centre or other lock-up, shall be entitled to have one friend or relative or other person known to him or having interest in his welfare being informed, as soon as practicable, that he has been arrested and is being detained at the particular place, unless the attesting witness of the memo of arrest is himself such a friend or a relative of the arrestee.

(4) The time, place of arrest and venue of custody of an arrestee must be notified by the police where the next friend or relative of the arrestee lives outside the district or town through the Legal Aid Organisation in the District and the police station of the area concerned telegraphically within a period of 8 to 12 hours after the arrest.

(5) The person arrested must be made aware of this right to have someone informed of his arrest or detention as soon as he is put under arrest or is detained.

(6) An entry must be made in the diary at the place of detention regarding the arrest of the person which shall also disclose the name of the next friend of the person who has been informed of the arrest and the names and particulars of the police officials in whose custody the arrestee is.

(7) The arrestee should, where he so requests, be also examined at the time of his arrest and major and minor injuries, if any present on his/herbed, must be recorded at that time. The "Inspection Memo" must be signed both by the arrestee and the police officer effecting the arrest and its copy provided to the arrestee.

(8) The arrestee should be subjected to medical examination by a trained doctor every 48 hours during his detention in custody by a doctor on the panel of approved doctors appointed by Director, Health Services of the concerned State or Union Territory. Director, Health Services should prepare such a penal for all Tehsils and Districts as well.

(9) Copies of all the documents including the memo of arrest, referred to above, should be sent to the illaqa Magistrate for his record.

(10) The arrestee may be permitted to meet his lawyer during interrogation, though not throughout the interrogation.

(11) A police control room should be provided at all district and State Headquarters, where information regarding the arrest and the place of custody of the arrestee shall be communicated by the officer causing the arrest, within 12 hours of effecting the arrest and at the police control room it should bc displayed on conspicuous notice board.

Investigation wing separated from Law & order in Amritsar

Amritsar Police has separated investigation wing from the general law and order duty. This is going to improve the quality of investigation as well as will reduce stress level of the cops as they do not have to perform both kinds of the duties simultaneously.

Salient features of this project:
The detective wing in the police stations will be headed by an officer of the rank of Sub Inspector designated as Additional SHO(Detective). Investigation will be carried out by a team of officers in which one SI/ASI, one HC and one Constable will be included. Every police station has been given three to six teams of detective officers.
There will be separate room for the detective officers in the police stations. It is the duty of the detective officer to visit the scene of crime in case of occurrence of a cognizable offence. In other words they are responsible to visit at the place of occurrence without any delay. For this purpose, one of the detective officers will always be present in the police station along with supporting staff. Normally emergency duties will be performed in 2 shifts: 8.00 AM to 8.00 PM and 8.00 PM to 8.00 AM.

The detective officers will have sufficient number of investigation kits.
The detective officers will be imparted sufficient on the job training to deal with various cases.
Detective officer will make sure that all the registers related with crime have been properly maintained.

Detective officer will make sure that entry will be made everyday in the daily diary regarding full details of the persons confined in the police custody as well as in the judicial custody.
Every time fresh application will be given to the magistrate to extend remand of a person confined in the judicial custody as per need.
Detective officers will not be deployed for day to day law and order duties.

News: The Tribune

Spl investigation cells promise speedy justice

Our Correspondent

Amritsar, September 4

To help crime victims get speedy justice the district police has constituted separate investigation cells working especially to investigate in criminal cases reported at various city police stations. This was disclosed by city police chief Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh.

Kunwar said, “Investigation cells would be headed by a sub-inspector designated as additional SHO (detective), while probe would be carried out by a team consisting of sub-inspector or an assistant sub-inspector, one head constable and one constable.” All city police stations have been allotted three to six teams of detective officers. These detective officers would not do routine day-to-day law and order duties, he added.

Kunwar, who was instrumental in starting this practice during his tenure as SP (city) here several years ago, said investigations were a specialised task. He said it was difficult for the police to investigate the cases with normal day routine of maintaining law and order. Due to occupancy with routine work many times the investigations take longer period ultimately benefiting the perpetrators of crime.Giving details about the work of investigation cells, Kunwar said, “These detective wings have been set up in every police station as well as in the CIA staff. The wings would be provided with separate rooms, besides investigation kits for conducting investigations.”

The Supreme Court had already given directions to the police administration to establish cells in every police station of India so that speedy justice could be provided.

The SSP said it would be essential for detective officer to visit crime site without delay. In case of a cognizable offence, the detective officers would always be present in the police station along with supporting staff. Emergency duties will be performed in two shifts, he added.

He said it would be mandatory for detective officers to maintain registers related with crime and entry would be made everyday in the daily diary regarding full details of the persons confined in the police custody as well as in the judicial custody.

(http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070905/aplus1.htm#2)

Yoga as stressbuster for cops

One week Yoga camp was concluded today in the Police Lines Amritsar, where more than 300 police officers of various ranks right from Constable to SSP participated. Amritsar Police in collaboration with Amritsar Chapter of Patanjali Yog Vidyapeeth Hardwar(founded by Swami Ramdev) has organized this camp for the benefit of the police officers.

The idea behind this camp is mental and physical development of the officers as well as to change their mindset to deal with the common people. It is going to change the work culture of the police towards commoners as well as to improve police public relations.

Besides this, 20 police officers have been selected for advanced Yoga Course so that they can be trained as Yoga Teachers. Amritsar Police is going to include yoga in the daily routine of the police officers. Every morning, the police stations and other units will have yoga classes in future.

District Coordinator of Patanjali Yog Vidyapeeth Subhash Suman and Awan Parashar along with other yoga teachers were prominent to make this camp successful. SP Kewal Kumar, Kaustubh Sharma, DSP Shailender Singh, Lakhbir Singh, Manjit Singh and SHOs of various Police Stations alongwith their subordinates participated in the camp. Vijay Pratap Singh, SSP of Amritsar is also well versed in yoga having Diploma in this discipline.

News: The Times of India

Yoga as stressbuster for cops

21 Aug 2007, 0226 hrs IST,Yudhvir Rana,TNN

AMRITSAR: Police here have taken the yoga route to overcome stress, fatigue and obesity, with an aim to increase their efficiency in bringing down the crime graph and for better police-public relations. About 500 policemen, of all ranks, participate in the yoga workshop held every Monday at police lines.

“By practising yoga, we have observed 30% improvement in physical and mental fitness of jawans and it is an encouraging figure,” said Surjit Singh, SP, headquarter, on Monday. Surjit is assigned to implement yogic fitness programme, the brainchild of SSP Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh.

He said law enforcement was a tough job. Long working hours and work overload cause fatigue and stress that gets reflected in the behaviour of jawans, Surjit said.

He added that with yoga they have been successful in de-stressing the jawans as well as the officers. Symptoms of stress and fatigue include behavioural change, drowsiness during duty, inability to stand upright, irritation and misbehaviour, he said.

The SP said about 20% policemen were obese and yoga along with routine exercises and parade have helped them to reduce weight and be physically fit.
He said district police had especially sent head constable Baldev Singh to Patanjali Yog Peeth, Haridwar, for yoga training. Now, he imparts yoga training to policemen, so that they could also practice it at home with their families.

He said apart from normal stresses, the long working hours affects policemen and for this yoga has proved to be the best cure.

(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chandigarh/Yoga_as_stressbuster_for_cops/articleshow/2296484.cms)

Free registration of FIR

Amritsar Police has adopted the policy of free and genuine registrations of FIRs for the convenience of the general public. Burking of crime as well as tagging of a number of incidents particularly theft incidents in a single FIR has been strictly prohibited. Earlier, there were complaints from the general public that FIRs were not registered freely and common public had to face difficulties to claim insurance because their names did not appear in the FIR.

How can get an FIR registered

It is very easy to lodge an FIR. One can choose any of the following methods to lodge an FIR:

1. You can visit the Police Stations and lodge your complaints to the PROs. You can give written or oral report; in any case the PRO will register the FIR. You can get a copy of the FIR free of cost.
2. You can send your complaint through E-mail on the ID -- “policehelp100@gmail.com”. Your FIR will be registered and you can get a scanned copy of the FIR or gist of the FIR.
3. You can drop your complaints in the complaint boxes installed at various places in Amritsar.
4. Your FIR can be registered on telephone in exceptional cases. You can dial ‘100’ number at the Police Control Room or the concerned police Station. We have recently lodged a number of FIRs on telephonic information.

News: The Tribune

Now, lodge FIR online

Cops go hi-tech, tie up with hotels to stem crime

Our Correspondent

Amritsar, July 10

The city police is going hi-tech. In a major step, initiated to provide more convenience to residents, it has unveiled a new facility which allows registration of complaints online. SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh said the people now need not visit police station for lodging FIRs. Stating that the new facility is being lapped up by the residents, the SSP said, “In the last 10 days, we have received more than 20 FIRs. It helps save precious time, both that of authorities and citizens.” The district police chief was addressing a meeting of Amritsar hotel and restaurant association here.

The district police conducted late night raids on all the major hotels to identify the anti-social elements and foreigners. The officer said the surprise check was to ensure that hotels were following the guidelines wherein it’s mandatory for them to pass on the information regarding their guests, especially foreigners, to the nearest police station.

It has come to our notice many Pakistanis are coming here in the garb of travel agents and officials offering youths jobs abroad. The meeting was attended by a large number of representatives of hoteliers, including association’s chairman Bhupinder Singh.

((http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070711/aplus.htm)

Crime Stoppers for round the clock surveillance

Amritsar police has set up Crime Stoppers to ensure 24 hours 7day surveillance in the city to provide a sense of security to the citizens. More than 200 hundred officers of various ranks have been deputed for the purpose after imparting them special training and aptitude.

The purpose of setting up this cell is to prevent snatching, abduction, robbery, eve-teasing and other similar crimes. Equipped with latest technologies, the crime stoppers have been given specific beats to cover. They work in three shifts and can be seen on gypsies and motorcycles at strategic points in the city. They have been able to minimize the incidents of chain snatching; eve teasing etc. to a considerable extent after the system has been put in place.

News Item: The Tribune

Stemming The Tide

Snatchers beware! Crime stoppers are here

Vibhor Mohan

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 25

Just the way one finds ready-to-help police control room (PCR) gypsys and bikes at almost every roundabout in Chandigarh, the Amritsar police has set up a team of “Crime Stoppers” to ensure round-the-clock surveillance in the city to provide greater sense of security to the general public.

SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh said more than 200 police personnel of different ranks had been deputed for the purpose after imparting them special training. “The objective behind setting up the cell is to prevent snatching, abduction, robbery, eve-teasing and other similar crimes. Equipped with latest technologies, the Crime Stoppers have been given specific beats to cover,” he said.

They worked in three shifts and could be seen on Gypsies and motorcycles at strategic points in the city. The initiative to launch the special surveillance under the name Crime Stoppers was taken following growing incidents of chain snatching and eve-teasing in the city. The Crime Stoppers also kept a watch on the smooth flow of traffic and make sure there was no violation.

Besides, telephone connectivity at all police stations had been restored and vacant posts under the Amritsar police district had been filled. Telephone lines, which were lying non-functional for long, had been reactivated for the benefit and easy accessibility to general public.

In addition, the functioning of the police control room had been streamlined to make it receptive, responsive and effective so that it ultimately became public-friendly.

“The introduction of mobile vans, motorcycles for round-the-clock surveillance has been made possible under the banner Crime Stoppers. Members of the team have been deployed at strategic points and sensitive locations. The graph of incidents of chain snatching and eve-teasing has shown a remarkable drop after the system has been put in place,” he said.

“In addition to all these efforts, public is free to call me up personally on my cell number in case of an emergency,” he said.

“All these efforts are aimed at bringing people closer to the police and they have started growing a feeling of confidence and it has led to social security at large. Free communication is a big boon to effective policing. The police in the service of public is the mantra of the Amritsar police,” he said.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070926/aplus1.htm#4

COP: Complaint Boxes

In its endeavor to make direct contact with the common people, Amritsar Police has installed Complaint-cum-Suggestion Boxes at various places of Public importance. The keys of the boxes remain with the SSP himself and he personally opens the boxes once in a week. The objective behind this is to obtain feedback and suggestions from the public regarding the general crime as well as police working in the district.

We are getting constant and regular suggestions regarding police working besides valuable inputs regarding organized crime especially related with drugs and corrupt practices in the society. It is also an easy way to lodge complaints of any kind in which police can do something.This effort has bolstered the public confidence and direct access has enabled them in mitigating their sufferings.

It is general appeal from the common people to give proper identity if you want to lodge any complaint however identity is not required if you want to give any suggestion or any secret information. Any way the identity of the informer is kept secret.

You can also use E-mail for this purpose. The ID is policehelp100@gmail.com.
The SSP himself operates this e-mail.

The boxes are located at the following points:

1. SSP Office
2. PS Civil Lines
3. Ranjit Avenue A Block Market( Near Dainik Jagran)
4. Police Lines Main Gate
5. Rattan Singh Chowk
6. Lawrence Road: Tree BBK DAV College
7. Railway Station: SGPC Information centre
8. Company Bagh main gate
9. GND Hospital: Main gate right side
10. GNDU: Near Main Sentry gate
11. Chehartta Chowk
12. Haripura, Islamabad
13. Vijaynagar : Near OBC
14. Airport( VIP Parking)
15. green Avenue
16. Hall gate
17. Town hall
18. Golden temple(Police Check post)
19. PS B Division/SW Gate
20. Gurdawara Shaheedan/ Chattiwind Gate
21. Atta Mandi Chowk
22. Shaktinagar Chowk
23. Gate Hakima(near Gate opposite Police Post)
24. Durgiana Mandir(Near main gate)
25. Bus Stand
26. Maqboolpura
27. Jandiala (at three locations)

News Item
The Tribune, August 8, 2007)
(http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070908/aplus.htm)

Curbing Crime
Out-of-box thinking helps cops
Vibhor Mohan
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 7
“Respected SSP saab, a group of drug peddlers wanted by the police are moving around freely in the Sultanwind area. They can be arrested from the following address…”

This is one of the letters posted by city residents in the complaint box put up at different public places. A brain-child of SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, the ideas has come up as a strong medium to report secretly about crime.

Talking to The Tribune, Kunwar said, “Thanks to the people. We have been able to achieve major breakthroughs due to secret information by the responsible citizens. The information has helped us in arresting accused wanted for drug peddling for the past few months.” The recent seizure of drugs on Sultanwind Road, Maqboolpura and the arrest of family of an accused Sukhi, are outcomes of public feedback only, he added.

Besides complaints, department also receives interesting suggestions. “For instance, a gentleman suggested that women should wear necklaces made of “tulsi”, instead of gold. It would keep them healthy and chain snatchers at bay,” recalled the SSP.

Giving another example, the SSP said, “Disturbed by the fact that kids of policemen roam around, with no purpose after school, one of the staffers shot off a letter to me suggesting setting up of a library in the residential area for these kids.” “Similarly, department gets many valuable suggestions and we’ll try to implement them. Many letters pertain to traffic congestion in the city and people write in suggestions about their areas on how to create more parking spaces,” he added.

Revealing about the activity, the SSP said, “Instead of putting up complaint boxes outside the police stations, they have been put up at public places. On an average we get 15-20 letters every third day from boxes outside Hall Gate, Town Hall and Ram Bagh.” The keys of the boxes are with me and I personally read every letter, added Kunwar.

Letters are categorised as - tip offs, suggestions and grievances. The grievances include complaints about land disputes and personal problems. These are passed on to the police station concerned. Giving an example, the SSP said he received a letter from the owner of a popular restaurant in the city. He had requested him to withdraw orders of declaring premises around his restaurand as no-parking zone, because it had resulted in loss of business. Asked about the percentage of junk mail, the SSP said only 10 per cent of total received mails was junk. “It has never happened that information through letters turn out to be false. Most tip-offs are by anonymous writers and some even call after the job is done,” the SSP added.

Even disgruntled cops contact the police chief through the complaint boxes. In one such complaint a staffer informed about a corrupt head constable and urged the SSP to frisk him any day after duty hours where he could be caught red-handed.

Public Relations Officers (PRO) to improve Police-Public relations

Amritsar Police has introduced PRO system in the Police Stations to create cordial relation between the police and the community. Women Police Officers have been deputed in the Police Stations to ensure better police accountability. PROs are responsible for attending the public at the Police Stations. They have been given power to register FIRs and to listen the grievances of the public.

People coming to the Police Stations were normally attended by the Munshi(MHC) and even genuine complaints of common people were not dealt with properly. Most of the cases remained unattended due to unfriendly behaviour of the Munshi with the common people.

Aims and objectives:
To work as a bridge between the Police and the Community
To create cordial relations with the public
To ensure Proper Public dealing
To make police more accountable for the redressal of grievances of common people
To ensure better coordination between Police and Public


Training: The officers posted in the PRO wing have been imparted special training so that they can deal with the common people properly. They have also been given one week training in stress management, public dealing and Yoga organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan SL Public School from April 24 to April 30, 2007 through Maharshi Patanjali Foundation Bombay.

Duties and responsibilities:
· To attend the grievances of public in the Police Station.
· Internal administration of the PS
· To attend wireless and telephonic messages
· To maintain Register No. 1(FIR) and Rojnamcha of the Police Station
· To register FIR and entrust the investigation to detective officers
· To receive the complaints of the public and mark the same to the concerned officers
· All details about the area eg. Population, minority problems, sensitive places and points
· Co-ordination between other wings of the PS

Rotary Club Civil Lines has adopted Police Station Civil Lines to assist the PROs to bring improvements in the overall functioning of this Police Station.

Community Oriented Policing in Amritsar

C= Community
O= Oriented
P= Policing

COP stands for Community Oriented Policing

[Respect for Law abiding citizens and strict action against law breakers]

In its endeavor to bridge the gap between Police and Public, Amritsar Police has launched Community Oriented Policing to provide better services to the common people. In order to streamline the grievance redressal system, PROs (Public Relations Officers) have been posted in each Police Station headed by women police officers. The PROs are working as Community Police Officers. People coming to the Police Station can lodge their grievances with the PRO. The system has received very good response from the common public. Basically, this has wiped out British model of Munshi system and Daroga system from the policing at the root level.

Telephone connectivity in Police Stations have been restored which had been lying defunct for year. Synchronization of public calls has been carried out in the Police Control Room and the effective call response mechanism has been put in place. Accessibility to Police Control Room from Mobile Numbers of BSNL and Spice has been put in place. Additional Numbers have been made available for the Police Control Room for the subscribers of other telephone and mobile providers. All these efforts have brought in tremendous response from the general public and more and more calls are being attended to resolve the complaints and lodging of FIRs where required.

To enable the general public to have a direct access to the District Police Chief, Complaint Boxes have been put up at 30 important locations, where in any one is free to lodge the complaint or provide information to the SSP, Amritsar. The boxes are opened under the personal supervision of the SSP and are thoroughly scrutinized and necessary action is taken as per the requirements. This effort has bolstered the public confidence and direct access has enabled them in mitigating their sufferings.

Amritsar Police has also taken a lead in registering FIRs on telephone and through E-Mails. Complaints may be lodged by sending particulars at the policehelp100@gmail.com. The facility extended has brought many instances, where in the complainants who hesitate to visit Police Stations in person have lodged their complaints directly and cases are being registered after verification the contents.

Introduction of Mobile Vans, Motor Cycles for round the clock surveillance has been given a big thrust under the banner “CRIME STOPPERS”, which have been deployed at strategic points and sensitive locations. The graph of incidents of chain snatching, eve teasing etc. has shown a remarkable drop after the system has been put in place.

In addition to all these efforts, public is free to call personally the SSP, Amritsar on his personal cell number in case of an emergency.

All these efforts have brought the public closer to the Police and they have started growing a feeling of confidence and it has led to social security at large. Free Communication is a big boon to effective policing. Police in the service of Public is the mantra of Amritsar Police.

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh takes charge as SSP Amritsar

Amritsar, April 18, 2007

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, an IPS officer of 1998 batch of Punjab cadre, has taken over as District Police Chief of Amritsar. He assumed the charge of Senior Superintendent of Police Amritsar on April 18, 2007. Before this he was posted as SSP of Gurdaspur District having additional charge of Batala Police District. His earlier stints in the holy city are Assistant Superintendent of Police (1999-2000), SP City (2002-03) and DIG Prisons (2005-06). Kunwar has distinction to begin his career in Punjab Police from this holy city in 1999 as a trainee IPS Officer.

Right from the first day of his joining, Community Oriented Policing (COP) was launched in the city with a view to create an atmosphere to maintain peace and order in the society and to provide a sense of security to the citizens. His areas of priority are prevention of crime, accessibility for the common citizen, to eliminate the menace of drug and to promote brotherhood in the citizens of Amritsar.

Training Seminar for Police Accountability

A training seminar for the Police officers of the rank of Inspector, Sub-Inspector and ASI working in the police stations was organized today in the Police Line Gurdaspur on 28.03.2007. Besides SSP and other senior police officers, this seminar was addressed by the District & sessions Judge, Deputy Commissioner and District Attorney of Gurdaspur. Around 85 police officers from Gurdaspur police district participated in this seminar.

The purpose of this seminar is:

To improve day to day working of Police

To improve the quality of investigation

To make the police more accountable

To make the police people-friendly and community oriented

To inculcate basic human values and ethics in the police officers

The following topics were covered by the various speakers in this seminar:

• Day to day policing in Police Stations as per Punjab Police Rules: Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, SSP Gurdaspur
• General guidelines for the Investigation of cases: Sh. Parambir Singh Parmar, SP Detective Gurdaspur
• Personal Conduct and Behaviour with general public: Sh. R. K. Sharma, SP Pathankot
• How to improve quality of investigation: Sh. Kanwaljit Singh, District Attorney Gurdaspur

Addressing the participants, SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh asked the officers to improve the working of police as per guidelines given in the Punjab Police Rules and various other standing orders issued by the DGP Punjab. He also highlighted the PRO system initiated in the Police Stations of Gurdaspur to make the police more accountable towards grievances of common people. He further stressed upon the improvement in the quality of investigation to give justice to the needy persons.

Sh. Jora Singh, District and Sessions judge also addressed the participants and highlighted common errors in the investigation and role of police officers in ensuring quick trial of cases pending in the courts. He also spoke on various human rights issues and role of police in protecting the rights of commoners at the root level.

Sh. Vivek Pratap Singh, Deputy Commissioner also addressed the participants and spoke on the role being performed by the police in the changing scenario. He stressed upon providing quick justice to the aggrieved persons and further highlighted the need for better coordination between various functionaries of criminal justice system.

These officers were given posting as per their choice keeping in view their potential and aptitude. This entire programme was organized with the aim to deliver good results for the common people for the redressal of their grievances.

Police goes hi-tech; Internet replaces ‘munshi’ system

Bipin Bhardwaj
Tribune News Service

Gurdaspur, March 26
Going hi-tech, the district police has done away with the munshi and the daroga system. In the era of computers, munshis and darogas, who were in direct public dealing since the British rule, have now been replaced with the Internet.

The e-mail system has been introduced in the functioning of the department by the district police chief Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, who is also heading the charge of Batala, a separate police district created during militancy.

To ensure accessibility, three mobile cell numbers, 9876170350 at the police control room, 9876424042 at the SSP office and 9814085205 with the SSP, have been made available round the clock. In addition, an e-mail ID (policehelp100@gmail.com) has also been dedicated to receive complaints and suggestions from general public.

Talking to The Tribune, Vijay Pratap Singh claimed that teams of public relation officers (PROs)
had been constituted to hear public grievances at each police station. Complainants feeling unattended at police stations could contact the PRO team and lodge their complaints.

"We have also separated investigation from law and order at police stations and at the district level as well. We already have standing order from the inspector general of police (IGP) since 1977, however, it was not operational at the police station level. We have implemented it with partial modifications," the SSP claimed.

The complainants can send their complaints to the SSP directly on the e-mail and the FIRs will be registered on the basis of information sent at this account.

Complaint/ suggestion boxes have also been placed at all police stations and public places in Gurdaspur and Pathankot। Informers can drop details of crime and criminals in these boxes.

(http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070327/punjab1.htm#१४)

Community Oriented Policing in Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur Police has launched Community Oriented Policing to provide better services to the common people. In order to streamline the grievance redressal system, PROs (Public Relations Officers) have been posted in each Police Station headed by an ASI assisted by four Constables/Head constables including two Lady Police officers of the rank of Constable/Head Constable. The PROs are working as Community Police Officers. People coming to the Police Station can lodge their grievances with the PRO team. The FIR book and Station diary remain with this team. The system has received very good response from the common public. Basically, this has wiped out British model of Munshi system and Daroga system from the policing at the root level.

Besides this, complaints cum suggestion boxes have been installed in each Police Station as well as at public places in the cities of Pathankot and Gurdaspur. People can drop their grievances if they are not entertained in the Police Stations. The common people are also coming forward with suggestions and information regarding crime and criminals. The keys of the boxes are with the SSP and he personally opens it, daily in the cities and weekly in the rural areas.

To ensure better accessibility, three mobile numbers (cell phone) have been made public -- One is with Police Control room, another in the SSP office and the third one is with the SSP. All the three mobile numbers remain open round the clock. The SSP does not hesitate to attend phone calls even at midnight if someone is in trouble. All the officers now take keen interest to listen to the common people

Contact details:

PCR: 01874-221966, 9876170350

SSP office: 01874-241173(office hour), 9876424042(24 hours)

SSP: 9814085205, 9915737465(24 hours)

E-mail: policehelp100@gmail.com

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