Internet Lottery Fraud detected, two arrested by Punjab Crime Branch

Punjab Newsline Network

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

CHANDIGARH: The cyber wing of Punjab Crime Branch has busted an international racket of internet lottery fraud and arrested two persons in this connection. The persons were identified as Ibne Hasan of Muzzaffarnagar (UP) and Nauman Ali of Roorkee (Uttarakhand). Both are on police remand for two days.

In this case, a complaint was made by Abhishek, a Mohali resident who received an SMS that he has won a lottery of Rs 25 lakhs and after that he received phone calls to deposit Rupees 1,25,000/ as a clearance amount. The phone calls were originated from Dubai and Pakistan. Interestingly, Abhishek deposited the amount in the Bank Account indicated by the callers.

The investigation was carried out by a team of officials headed by Inspector Charanjeev Lamba of Cyber crime wing of Punjab State Crime Branch. The investigation was supervised by Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, SSP of State Crime Branch. During investigation it was found that the bank accounts were opened in Roorkee.

Further investigations are going on and efforts are being made to ascertain the identity of accused persons based in Dubai and Pakistan. The preliminary investigtion shows that money is being diverted to Pakistan.

This gang used to send SMS and e-mail to ignorant citizens that they have won lottery and they are asked to deposit certain amount as a clearance charge. People, out of ignorance, are being duped by such gangs.

The SSP advised the common citizens to ignore and delete such SMS and e-mails. However, they should inform the local police or Cyber Crime wing of Punjab Police at Mohali if they are insisted by someone to deposit certain amount. Complainant can be sent through e-mail on the IDs ssp.cyber-pb@nic.in or policehelp100@gmail.com.

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Youngsters getting even in cyber world

The Hindustan Times, Chandigarh (09 August 2011)

Shailee Dogra [shailee.dogra@hindustamtimes.com]

SAS NAGAR

Youngsters have found a new tool in social networking sites to get even with their estranged lovers, friends and colleagues.

The cyber crime wing of the Punjab Police have received more than 25 complaints regarding creation of fake and obscene profiles on Facebook a popular social networking site.

In her complaint to the cyber crime cell of the police, a married woman said her obscene profile was created on a social networking site. The reason, she cites, is a dispute going on in the family.

A similar complaint was received from a man, who requested that the profile of his married sister living abroad should be blocked. He said his sister had been linked up with his friend through morphed pictures.

In another complaint, a girl accused her colleague -with whom once she was friends with of sending obscene messages after creating her fake profile on the social networking site.

“We are receiving increasing number of complaints, wherein fake profiles have been created on Facebook. There have been incidences where ex-boyfriend of a girl or estranged husband have tried to malign their former partners out of sheer jealousy,“ said Cyber crime wing's senior superintendent of Police Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh.

These complaints reveal it's mostly college girls or office going women who were subjected to humiliation through social networking sites after they fell apart from their friends or colleagues. Many a times, hurt by rejection or by a broken relationship boys have created obscene profiles to malign the image of girls.

“Youngsters feel that if you don't have a Facebook account you are old-fashioned. Thus more and more of the younger lot is logging on to social networking sites without taking adequate measures to secure their personal details, which are posted online and can be assessed easily,“ added Singh.

He said having most friends on Facebook is the latest fad.

Youngsters do not realise that they are becoming more susceptible to such cyber crime, where anyone can use there personal information and misuse it, he said.

The police officer advises people to exercise restraint while accepting online friend requests from strangers.

“You give them access to vital information. People are in the habit of posting personal information online, which should be avoided,“ the SSP said.

Kunwar spoke on Moral and Ethical Values

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh spoke on Moral and Ethical Values for professionals in the IET Bhaddal (Ropar) during a national seminar organised by the institute. This seminar was organised by the institute in collaboration with PTU (Punjab Technical University) Jalandhar in which noted academicians expressed their views. Prominent among them were Bibi Inderjeet Kaur of Pingalwara charitable society, Amritsar, Dr. AP Singh from PTU Jalandhar, Er HR Singla from Lovely Professional University and Dr. HR Verma Principal cum Director of the institute.
Kunwar Vijay Pratap elaborated on various issues connected with the topic and described various quotes from Shri Guru Granth Sahib, Saint Kabir and Kautilya Arthashastra. He stressed upon transparency in the services rendered by the professionals in the interest of the society and the people in general.

Cyber Crime Investigation Wing for Punjab

Punjab Police has recently set up a state level Cyber Crime Investigation Cell. This Cell has been notified as cyber crime police station with the jurisdiction of the entire state of Punjab where any kind of FIR can be registered under various provisions of IT Act and related laws.
This cell is located at SAS Nagar, Mohali. People from any part of Punjab can get their FIR registered in this police station by visiting there or sending their complaints through e-mail (policehelp100@gmail.com, ssp.cyber-pb@ nic.in). People can lodge complaints related with data theft, e-mail travel, e-mail threat, extortion and cheating through internet, bank and credit card frauds, hacking, fishing etc.
Besides, a state level crime police station has also been notified with the jurisdiction of the entire state of Punjab with a view to investigate specialized crimes especially related with scams and major frauds.
Both these police stations will work under the ADGP Crime Punjab. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh has been given the charge of SSP of Crime Branch, Punjab who will supervise all the Cyber Crime Investigations and cases related with specialized crimes.
The state crime branch of Punjab was inaugurated on 9th April 2011 by Honorable Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal. The function was presided over by Shri PS Gill DGP Punjab where presentations were made by the ADGP Crime Shri Sanjeev Gupta. The function was attended by senior officers of Punjab Police and members of community at large.

Kunwar Awarded Ph. D. in Police Administration

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh has been awarded Ph.D. in Police Administration by Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. This degree was conferred upon him during 37th annual convocation held in the University on the 1st of March 2011.
The officer conducted his research on the ‘Human Rights of Prisoners’ under the supervision of Prof. R.S.Sandhu of GNDU. The focus of this study was various alarming issues concerned with prison conditions, overcrowding and problems of undertrials with special emphasis on the delay in the disposal of cases. At this occasion GNDU awarded 711 degrees and medals in various disciplines including Ph.D, M.Phil., MBA, M.Tech., MCA, LL.M., M.Lib., MBE., M.Com., M.Sc., M.A., B.Tech., B.Sc., BCA, LL.B., B.Lib. etc..
This function was attended by Nobel Laureates Prof. (Dr.) Richard R. Ernst and Prof. Alexander Pines who were conferred with the Degree of D.Sc. Honorary Causa. Prof. Dalip Kaur Tiwana the leading Punjabi Novelist and creative writer in Punjabi was also honoured with D.Litt. (Honoris Causa) keeping in view her contributions in the field of Punjabi Language and Literature. The Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. A. S. Brar congratulated all the awardees and prize winners.

Kunwar Vijay Pratap honoured for outstanding performance

In a state level function held at 82nd Battalion PAP Chandigarh Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh was honoured by Dy. Chief Minister Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal for his excellent performance in policing. ADGP SK Sharma and DGP PS Gill were also present at this occasion besides other senior police officers. Other police officers of various ranks from district police as well as Punjab Armed Police were also felicitated on the occasion for good performance.
Before this assignment the officer has had a successful stint of more than two years as District Police Chief of Amritsar where he earned appreciation from all quarters especially from the common people of Amritsar at large. He is known for his pro-community and anti-criminal approach. On earlier occasions, he has been honoured with the prestigious Baba Farid Award for Honesty in 2004, IVF (India Vision Foundation) Award for Jail Reforms in 2006 and AHIRA( All India Human Rights Association ) award in 2009.

Annual convocation at Punjab Police Academy

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh was honoured by H.E. Governor Shri Shivraj V. Patil during the annual convocation held at PPA Phillaur. He was felicitated for outstanding academic endeavor during the service as he earned PGDHRM (Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management) from IGNOU with first division.
Besides, this he has also completed PhD in Police Administration from GNDU Amritsar in 2010. He is also pursuing LL.B. from Panjab University, Chandigarh. The officer irrespective of his place of posting has been in constant touch with academics which gives him capabilities to perform his duties in a more proficient manner.

Happy New Year

Om sarve bhavantu sukhinah,

Sarve santu nira-maya-ah.

Sarve bhadrani pashyantu,

Ma-kaschit dukha-bhak bhavet.

May all be happy;May all be healthy;

May all experience prosperity;

May none in the world suffer.

May peace, peace and peace be unto us and all the beings of the world.

May the New Year bring all happiness and prosperity in your life. Happy New Year.. Regards..Kunwar

Swami Ramdevji interacts with policemen in PAP Chandigarh

Chandigarh, 5 March 2010

“Our nation is passing through a transitional phase and honest & dedicated citizens are the need of the hour. Only healthy people can contribute in nation building and resurgence of the society. Policemen are the defender of society and so they can perform their duties if and only if they are healthy with body and mind. In the changing socio-democratic scenario, the police has to play a greater role as they are the actual protectors of our democracy.” – told Swami Ramdev addressing the policemen in the Punjab Armed Police Complex at Chandigarh. He asked the policemen to practice Yoga regularly. He also stressed upon the behavioural aspects of policing to make it community oriented.

This function was organized on the initiative of Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, IPS, Commanding Officer of 82 Battalion PAP Chandigarh. Around one thousand police personnel of Punjab Armed Police attended this programme, besides common citizens and senior officers. Sh. AR Talwar, Principal Secretary Home, ADGP Chander Shekhar, Sh. BS Sudan, Sh. BK Singh, DIG N.P. Singh, DIG RN Dhoke, Sh. Neelkanth, Sh. Roop Kumar and Sh. Kuldeep Singh, all senior officers of police and administration, were present at this occasion.

Earlier Swamiji had an interactive session with the judges and advocates in the premises of Punjab and Haryana High Court. He also addressed the members and office bearers of Bharat Swabhiman Trust and Patanjali Yogpeeth in Panchkula and asked them to play a larger role in nation building.

National Seminar on Rights of Women and Children

A National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in the field of law with special reference to Rights of Women and children in India” was organized by the Department of Law, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar on 6th and 7th March of 2010. A number of research papers and articles were presented by the learned delegates who came from different universities of the country.

Justice Hemant Gupta of Punjab & Haryana High Court presided over the inaugural function while key note address was given by Prof. Virender Kumar of National Judicial Academy Chandigarh. Prof. AS Brar, Vice Chancellor of the university pointed out the loopholes in the present criminal justice administration in his welcome address. Prof. Gurjeet Singh, Vice Chancellor of National Law University addressed the valedictory session. This seminar was organized on the initiative of Dr. Jaspal Singh, Head of Department of Law of the University with active cooperation and support by Prof. Rajinder Pawar, Prof. Viney Kapur and Prof. Rattan Singh of the Department.

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, an officer of Punjab Cadre of Indian Police Service, presented papers on the following two topics:
1. Human Rights of Women Prisoners
2. Safeguarding the rights of women and children: An initiative by Amritsar Police

On the first topic, the officer highlighted the living conditions of women prisoners from the human rights perspective with specvial reference to Amritsar Central Jail. He stressed upon the pressing need of separate institutions for the women prisoners so that they cannot be put in the common jails. He also recommended to post women gynecologists for the women prisoners. He also suggested that the guidelines given by the Supreme Court of India in RD Upadhyay vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and Others should be enforced to safeguard the rights of women inmates.

On the second issue, he highlighted the efforts made by Amritsar Police during the last two years in safeguarding the rights of women and children. He described the role as well as feedback of newly set up Women & Child Helpline, Juvenile Police Unit, PRO system, Family Counselling Cell and Special Investigation Unit of Amritsar Police.

National Seminar on Rights of Women and Children

A National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in the field of law with special reference to Rights of Women and children in India” was organized by the Department of Law, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar on 6th and 7th March of 2010. A number of research papers and articles were presented by the learned delegates who came from different universities of the country.

Justice Hemant Gupta of Punjab & Haryana High Court presided over the inaugural function while key note address was given by Prof. Virender Kumar of National Judicial Academy Chandigarh. Prof. AS Brar, Vice Chancellor of the university pointed out the loopholes in the present criminal justice administration in his welcome address. Prof. Gurjeet Singh, Vice Chancellor of National Law University addressed the valedictory session. This seminar was organized on the initiative of Dr. Head of Department of Law of the University with active cooperation and support by Prof. Rajinder Pawar, Prof. Viney Kapur and Prof. Rattan Singh of the Department.

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, an officer of Punjab Cadre of Indian Police Service, presented papers on the following two topics:
1. Human Rights of Women Prisoners
2. Safeguarding the rights of women and children: An initiative by Amritsar Police

On the first topic, the officer highlighted the living conditions of women prisoners from the human rights perspective with specvial reference to Amritsar Central Jail. He stressed upon the pressing need of separate institutions for the women prisoners so that they cannot be put in the common jails. He also recommended to post women gynecologists for the women prisoners. He also suggested that the guidelines given by the Supreme Court of India in RD Upadhyay vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and Others should be enforced to safeguard the rights of women inmates.

On the second issue, he highlighted the efforts made by Amritsar Police during the last two years in safeguarding the rights of women and children. He described the role as well as feedback of newly set up Women & Child Helpline, Juvenile Police Unit, PRO system, Family Counselling Cell and Special Investigation Unit of Amritsar Police.

www.kunwar.net

Welcome!!!
I am Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, a police officer of Punjab Cadre of Indian Police. I welcome you on my website www.kunwar.net. This website will help us to interact with each other in this era of Information Technology. My best wishes to you………With regards….. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh and Dr. R.S. Sandhu spoke on Drug Addiction

Amritsar, January 19 (Bharat Sandesh)- Drug abuse cuts across age, class, ethnic and gender lines, however in Punjab it is more spread in the age group of 18-35, said Mr. Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, IPS former SSP of Amritsar while delivering his lecture on "How to tackle the Menace of Drugs". This function was organized by the Students' Welfare Department of the Guru Nanak Dev University in association with Chronic Care Foundation, New Delhi.

Dr. Inderjit Singh, Registrar of the University presided over while Mr. Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh was the chief guest on this occasion. Dr. R.S. Sandhu, Senior Professor of Sociology also delivered his lecture on "Drug Addiction: A Social Problem". A Nukad Natak-Nasha Mukat Punjab was also preformed by Chronic Care Foundation, New Delhi on this occasion.

Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh said that Drug abuse is a social menace which played a detrimental role on our social system. He said that Drug-related problems include increased rates of crime and violence, susceptibility to HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, demand for treatment, and a breakdown in social behavior. This menace if not curbed in time can pose serious threat to our moral and social values in general and to the nation as a whole, he added.

While talking about the role of police in tackling this menace, he said that the Police Advisory committee has been set up to tackle the menace of drugs. He said that the committee consisting of intellectuals, educationists and professionals would suggest measures to curb the supply line of drugs and also to create awareness among the masses to reduce the demand line. He said that till date we have been able to control the menace of drugs upto 75 to 80 percent.

Dr. R.S. Sandhu while speaking on 'Drug Addiction: A Social Problem' said that in India, 62.5 million people use alcohol, 8.75 million use cannabis, two million use opiates, and 0.6 million use sedatives or hypnotics. He said about 17% to 26% of these people can be classified as dependent users who need urgent treatment. He said that in the case of Punjab, according to a study of household survey in different regions of Punjab, the extent of drug addiction varies from 61% to 68.6%. He said that this problem is increasing day by day and it is aggravating many other serious problems such as crime, AIDS, sex, accidents and interpersonal relations.
[http://bharatsandesh.com/bharat/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13464&Itemid=27]

International Human Rights Award to Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh received International Human Rights Award on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. This award was given by All India Human Rights Association (AIHRA) on 10th December 2009 in a special function organized in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) at Jaipur on the eve of International summit on voice of Human Rights. 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.

Mr. M.U. Dua, National President of AIHRA presented a detailed report about 23 years long journey of the Association and its role in protecting the rights of common people. General Secretary Mr. HS Tanwar, S. Murlidharan and Mr. Anil Sharma were present at this occasion, besides others. More than 1000 human rights activists participated in this summit from different parts of Indian States and neighbouring countries.

This summit was a grand success from human rights perspective where presentations were made by various speakers on burning human rights issues like female foeticide, domestic violence, child abuse, global warming, role and responsibilities of police in a welfare state etc.
This summit was inaugurated by Honorable Mr. N.K. Jain, Chairperson, Rajasthan Human Rights Commission. Justice N.L. Tiberwal spoke on the duties and responsibilities of four pillars of democracy. Justice (Retd) SM Bhargav, Ms. Pooja Sabarwal and Dr. PJ Sudhakar presented their views on various human rights issues at this occasion.
The selfless services rendered by the officer have been recognized by various organizations from time to time. He received Baba Farid Award of Honesty in 2004 for his honesty and dedication by Baba Farid Foundation Faridkot. He was also honored by India Vision Foundation, an NGO founded by Kiran Bedi, for bringing humanistic transformation in Amritsar Central Jail.

Sincere Gratitude

31.10.2009
Dear Citizens,
I am thankful to you for extending all support and cooperation during my posting as District Police Chief of Amritsar. With your active participation and support, we achieved new heights in Amritsar Police. Together, we tried to demolish the colonial wall between the police and community. We were able to establish our dominance over the crime and criminal elements. We together played a memorable inning in the field of policing as well as in nation building.
I am also indebted to the police officers of all ranks who played pivotal role in this endeavor.
We tried our level best to give the city an environment where everybody feels secure and significant.
Please accept my heartfelt gratitude and thanks. I wish all the best to you and the holy city.

With regards
Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

My contact details:
Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, IPS
Commanding Officer
P.A.P. 82nd Battalion
Near Punjab Civil Secretariat
Chandigarh

Phone: 09814085205
E-mail: policehelp100@gmail.com

Web: www.kunwar.net
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www.amritsarprison.org

Child rescued within hours of kidnapping

Kidnapped child recovered by Punjab police

JAGMOHAN SINGH

Thursday, 01 October 2009

AMRITSAR: Amritsar Police here Thursday recovered a 5 year old child who was kidnapped late last night.SSP Amritsar Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh said that police received information that one 5 year old child name Simranjit Singh alias Sam was kidnapped by some unknown persons while the child was playing with his grand mother at his house near Hall Bajar.The child belongs to a mediocre family having business in Amritsar. The father of child is working in Dubai and his uncle is in Army working in the J&K.

As soon as the information was received, the police immediately swung into action and SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh reached the spot. A red alert was sounded in the city and the photograph of the child was circulated at all the Naka points in the city area. In the mean time kidnappers’ cellphone was tracked which was incidentally taken away from the house of the victim. The kidnapper was engaged in negotiation which was personally conducted by the SSP. Various teams of the district police were formed in search of boy and all exit points of the city were sealed. It was learnt in the preliminary investigation that only one person came to take away the child and he was backed by two-three others, added SSP.

As this process was still on, two Constables of the district police Kashmir Singh and Kuldeep Singh spotted the child at Chowk Malkan Butt and the child was rescued. A case of kidnapping has been registered at Police Station Kotwali. Further investigations are going on, said police. [www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/19302/38/]

www.amritsarpolice.com

Dear Citizens

I am grateful to you for extending whole-hearted support in curbing crime from the holy city. With your active cooperation, we have been able to nab many hardcore criminals who are always treated as a threat for this city. Many criminals left the city and settled to some other locations in the past. Our idea is to provide you an atmosphere in which all activities (social, economic, cultural, religious etc) can flourish without fear or favour. Law and order situation has a wide role in every sphere of society.
We have recently set up CPRC (Community Police Resource Centre) in the holy city to provide you all kinds of public utility services under one roof with quality and effectiveness. This centre is situated near Police Station Sadar and now it is your responsibility to streamline it for your maximum benefit.
The present website www.amritsarpolice.com is now ready for your assistance and will provide you all kinds of information and services like FIR, Passport verification, untraced report etc in a highly professional manner. This website is full of ideas and schemes to give this holy city a model policing which I dreamt long back.
We have now prepared a roadmap to advance ahead and we can add a new chapter in the history of policing. My vision and mission for this holy city will be fulfilled if and only if you extend your heartfelt support.
I am thankful to every citizen, every police officer, senior officers and all others who extended even a little support in this mission.

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, IPS

Senior Superintendent of Police

Amritsar

Dasehra celebrations pass off peacefully

September 27, 2009
Celebrations of Dasehra festival pass off peacefully amid tight police arrangements. Besides main functions organised at Dasehra ground, Bhadarkali, Cheharta and khandwala; at least 150 venues of dasehra were covered by the police keeping in view the sensitivity of the occasion. The police averted clash between rival groups at Khandwala. Effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkarna and Meghnad were burnt by the organisers at this occasion. People from all walks of life participated in the celebrations with joy and happiness. SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh chaired a meeting of officers early this morning to take stock of the situation and gave clear cut directions to maintain peace and tranquillity in the larger interest of the community.
Beside this ten days long fair of langoors was also concluded in the ‘Bara Hanuman Mandir’ at Durgiana complex. The Langoor Mela during the Navratra festivities is very popular at the Durgiana Temple as mostly childless couples seek the blessings of Lord Hanumana and promise that if they are blessed with a son, they would dress their wards as langoors and will observe a nine-day fast during the festivities. The police had made elaborate arrangements for the devotees’ besides making arrangements at leading routes. Children dressed as langoors, dancing to the beats of drums in a procession passing through different parts of the town marked the festivities. At least 4900 langoors besides over 1,000 people dressed up as Hanuman participated in the Mela.
The District Police Chief Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh extended heartiest congratulations to the devotees and citizens of Amritsar at this occasion.

Yog workshop for the Police by Patanjali Yogpeeth

September 27, 2009
Amritsar Police organised Yoga Workshop for the police personnel with the help of Patanjali Yogpeeth Haridwar. DR. JAIDEEP JI, HOD, YOG EDUCATION DEPARTMENT was the main centre of attraction at this occasion. He addressed the participants and sensitised them about impact of Yog on day to day life of police personnel and hence providing healthy policing for the community. He appreciated the efforts made by SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh for streamlining Yogic activities in the routine curriculum of the police. He assured that Patanjali Yogpeeth Haridwar will extend all kinds of assistance to make this mission successful for the overall benefit of the society.
He asked the policemen to keep their mind and body healthy to make the society healthy. He told that the ‘Police’ is one of the best services in the country who can contribute in the wholesome development of the society. Mr Awan Parasar, District Coordinator, presented a vote of thanks at this occasion. Besides the teachers of Amritsar Chapter of Patanjali Yogpeeth, a number of District coordinators and State level representatives participated in this programme.
Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar informed that the fitness level of the police force has increased drastically after implementation of this project in Amritsar Police. He further reiterated that this project has been taken up to the Police Station level and people from the community have been encouraged to participate in the daily Yog classes in the Police Stations which will further strengthen community relations.

Bankers asked to install CCTV cameras

Amritsar// September 25, 2009
Amritsar Police asked the bankers to install CCTV cameras in all the banks and comply with the directions given by the police to ensure smooth functioning of the banks. SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh while addressing the quarterly meeting of ‘District Security Committee of Banks’ expressed dissatisfaction over the progress made by the bankers to install CCTV cameras as well as to provide escort vehicles for cash carrying vans. He said that not a single incident with regard to banks occurred in the last quarter because of proactive measures taken by the police to ensure security of banks and safety of the customers. However similar gesture is required from bankers’ side to make the banks and customers safe and secure. He further asked the bankers to take prior approval from the police before any branch or ATM centre in the city as it is the police who can better advice from vulnerability point of view.
The SSP also sensitised the bankers about illegal circulation of Fake Indian Currency and advised to report such cases to the nearest police station. However Police Stations Kotwali and Civil Line were earmarked for this purpose for the convenience of the banks. He asked the bankers to keep armed guard in all branches irrespective of cash retention limit. At this occasion, the SSP made an impressive PowerPoint presentation highlighting the recent trends of cyber frauds especially related with the banks and their customers. Mr RS Chatha, Lead District Manager, assured that security guidelines issued by the local police will be complied in letter and spirit. He also reviewed the progress made by the bankers on the decisions taken in the last quarterly meeting. The representatives of all the banks operating in Amritsar participated in the meeting.

Rotary seminar on Community Policing

September 19, 2009
A seminar on community policing was organised in the Bhawans SL Public School Amritsar which was attended by all the Rotary Clubs of Amritsar. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar addressed the esteemed gathering and informed about recent steps taken by the police to strengthen police-community relations. He highlighted the facilities being extended by the newly started CPRC (Community Police Resource centre) for the convenience of the common citizens. He reiterated that the CPRC Amritsar is committed to provide a number of public utility services like FIR Registration, Public Grievances system, Passport verification, Family Counseling, Women Helpline, Traffic Helpline, Tourism Helpline, Untrace Report, Permission for Public functions, RTI, Senior Citizens help, PCC etc under one roof. He further thanked the people of Amritsar for providing whole hearted support in curbing crime and building community relations in the holy city of Amritsar.
Sh. Avinash Mahemdru, Chairman of Amritsar Chapter of Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan and Past Rotary Governor presented vote of thanks at this occasion. President Rajesh Mehra of Rotary Club Amritsar Main, President M.M. Khurana of Rotary Club Amritsar South, President Lochan Kundra of Rotary Club Amritsar Cantt., President Ashwani Babbar of Rotary Club Amritsar Mid Town, President Dr.Bhupinder Singh of Rotary Club Amritsar Central, President Paramjit Singh of Rotary Club Amritsar North and President B.S.Bumrah of Rotary Club Amritsar South East, Principal Daljeet Singh of Khalsa College were present at this occasion besides fellow Rotarians and Principals and teachers of various colleges and schools.

Rotary organizes seminar on Cyber crime

Amritsar// 10 September 2009
Rotary Club Amritsar Main and Rotary Club Amritsar Civil Lines jointly organized a seminar on Cyber Crime-its spread and implications. This seminar was addressed by Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, IPS, Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar. He had recently undergone a specialized training on Cyber Crime at National Police Academy Hyderabad. He made an excellent power point presentation on the topic.
`The meeting which was largely attended by Rotarians, members of Tea Industry, Hotel Industry and press were explained at length how one is vulnerable when one does not take adequate precautions on the web specially dealing with unsolicited mail and even responding to unsolicited SMS on one’s mobile. He explained how all the major terrorist acts have used the power of the internet and telecommunications to perpetuate the heinous crimes.
The gathering was educated on how to use security measures for internet banking-mail handling and means to protect their confidential financial records and pass words. The session was followed by free and interactive session where SSP fielded questions as diverse as Traffic management to snatchings and property disputes. The audience was greatly impressed with the detailed knowledge of the District Police Chief of each problem which he freely shared and explained to the public.
He shared the newly developed website-www.amritsarpolice.com and demonstrated online its various features. Along with the newly opened community police resource centre was discussed and members were explained the single window options available to the public whether it is for passport or any other police verification, family counselling, foreigners or missing report etc. Needless to say it was an impressive meeting where the audience gave a standing ovation to the district police chief and thanked him for the hard and sincere efforts being put by him.

SSP addresses students of BBK DAV College on Cyber security

Amritsar// August 21, 2009
SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh addressed the students of BBK DAV College Amritsar on cyber crime and cyber security. He emphasised on creating awareness in the masses especially the youth regarding emerging trends of cyber crime. He spoke on various issues like Data Theft, Cyber Stalking, Hacking, Virus attack, Pornography, E-mail threat, Obscene E-mails and Credit card frauds. He also gave tips of cyber safety. The students were informed about recently set up Cyber Cell of Amritsar Police. The SSP asked the students to sensitise the community around them regarding cyber frauds.
Around one thousand students, mostly freshers, were present on this occasion. Meritorious students of various faculties were felicitated by the college on this occasion for bringing laurels to the college in the last University Examinations. Prof. Neelam Kamra, the Principal of the College addressing the students urged the freshers to maintain the traditions of the college. A number of faculty members and respectables from the society were present at this moment.

Police Public Meeting in Border Villages

Amritsar// August 27, 2009
As a part of COP (Community Oriented Policing Police), Amritsar Police organised police public meets in the border villages of Cheecha and Bhakhna. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Amritsar District Police Chief, himself visited in these villages and addressed the people of the area. He listened to the grievances of common people. Most of the grievances were redressed on the spot. He also apprised the residents about ‘Community Oriented Policing’ especially Village Beat System. The Beat officers of the adjoining villages were asked to present their views and also about their roles and responsibilities. The Beat officers will visit every Wednesday and Saturday in their respective village Beats.
Inspector Sukhwinder Singh, SHO of Gharinda Police Station, also addressed the gathering where all the village chiefs and common citizens were present. SSP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh asked the residents to strengthen the Village Peace Committees with the help of the police.

Training programme for Community Police Officers

Amritsar// August 30, 2009
A training seminar was organised for the Community Police officers in the Police Training Centre of Amritsar Police Line from 29 to 30 August 2009 on the directions of the office of the Director General of Police Punjab. This seminar was attended by 10 officers two each from Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Bathinda districts. 10 additional officers of Amritsar District also attended this course.
A complete briefing regarding community policing was given by Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, SSP Amritsar. He also narrated the roles & responsibilities of Community Police Officers in detail.
Prof. V.P. Lumba, former Principal of Hindu College Amritsar imparted a lecture on creating community friendly atmosphere in the police stations. He also emphasised on the needs of community participation in the active policing.
Sh. Sudarshan Kapoor, a leading Advocate and social worker, gave an insight picture of peoples Expectations from the Police. He also stressed upon improving the justice delivery system of police.
Sh. Sarabjit Singh, IAS(Retd), Former Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar addressed the participants in the valedictory session. He also shared his own experiences while working as Deputy Commissioner and role of community in helping the police to bring normalcy in the State.
Besides this, the participants were apprised with basic learning of Computers and Internet by the Amritsar chapter of the NIIT. Sh. Gurjeet Sekhon, Director of the NIIT, extended full support to organise this programme.
The participants were also given live demonstrations of Yoga and a lecture on importance of Yoga in policing by our trained Yoga Teachers of Amritsar Police on both days in the morning.

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

1. SP/Hqrs.0183-2228785 (O), 97811-30102

2. SP/City-I0183-2545858 (O), 2221990 (R), 97811-30103
3. SP/City-II0183-2565621 (O), 97811-30104

4. DSP/City0183-2557674, 97811-30107
5. ASP/Kotwali0183-2557248 (O), 2225999(R), 97811-30106

6. DSP/Sadar0183-2224415(O), 97811-30108

7. DSP/Chheharta0183-2220671 (O), 2403840(R), 97811-30109

8. DSP/Civil Lines0183-2224264 (O), 97811-3011
9. DSP/Jandiala0183-2433600(O), 2503262(R), 97811-30113

10. DSP/HQ0183-2228786(O), 97811-30114
11. DSP /DET 0183-2526624(O), 97811-30110
12. DSP Traffic97811-30115

PHONE NUMBERS of POLICE STATIONS and Police Posts

1. A-Division(Rambagh) 0183-2557673, 97811-30201

PP Bus Stand 97811-30225

PP Maqboolpura 97811-30218

2. B-Division(Sultanwind Gate) 0183-2557674, 97811-30202

3. C-Division(Gilwali Gate )0183-2520046, 97811-30203

PP Gate Hakima 97811-30226

4. D-Division(Lahori Gate) 0183-2557676, 97811-30204

PP Durgiana Mandir 2557500, 97811-30227

5. Kotwali 0183-2557670, 97811-30205

PP Hall Gate 97811-30228

Golden Temple 97811-30219

6. Civil Lines 0183-2565286, 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. Islamabad0183-2221361, 97811-30210

Kot Khalsa 2225368, 97811-30252

Gurbax Nagar 97811-30323

8. Sadar 0183-2564830, 97811-97811-209

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 0183-2277585, 97811-30216

10. Sultanwind 0183-2440286, 97811-30206

Varpal 97811-30231

Taran wala Pull 97811-30230

PP Sultanwind 97811-30229

Kot Mit Singh 97811-30220

11. Jandiala 0183-2432123, 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 Port0183-2214099, 97811-30221

13. Chheharta 0183-2258383, 97811-30211

Khassa 0183-2476739, 97811-30254

India Gate 97811-30255

14. Gharinda 0183-2336024, 97811-30212

15. Attari 0183-2382610, 97811-30222

16. Sarai Amant Khan 01852-272523, 97811-30214

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, 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 Post1.
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 Temple97811-30219

6.
Civil Lines
2565286
97811-30208
Circuit House 2566394, 97811-30239Lawrence 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
Attari2382610
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.

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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