JAIPUR: Ahead of the state budget on February 23, senior officers of Rajasthan The police are optimistic of getting more resources and facilities which would go a long way to curb increasing crime in the state.
It is likely that the state will soon have dedicated cyber police stations especially in the Mewat region including Bharatpur and Alwar along with new police stations in the districts close to other state borders.
“Increasing cybercrime across the state has been a challenge for us, especially in the Mewat region covering Bharatpur and Alwar. We are hoping to get new cybercrime police stations in some or may be in every district across the state. Hence dedicated police stations are utterly necessary,” said a senior police officer on the condition of anonymity.
According to the sources, the state government is also aiming to curb narcotics smuggling in the state. In the year 2021, the crime branch of the state police, had conducted various raids across the state and seized big hauls of narcotics. “Curbing narcotics smuggling is another challenge for us. So, in our previous meetings we had laid our emphasis on having a dedicated police force to curb narcotics smuggling or dedicated police stations for this crime. We are hopeful to have either the dedicated force to curb narcotics smuggling or dedicated police stations,” an officer of the crime branch said.
Similarly the senior officers are expecting to get a few more police stations across the state especially in the districts, which are close to the borders of other states. “We are expecting announcement of new police stations in districts like Jhunjhunuwhich is close to Haryana, Bharatpur, which shares its border with Uttar Pradesh, Jhalawarwhich is close to Madhya Pradesh and Alwar, which is close to Haryana,” the officer added.
When contacted, ML Lathar, Director General of Police, Rajasthan, said, “Of course curbing cybercrime, smuggling narcotics are our priority. We have requested many things but before the budget I can’t say much on it. We are hopeful to get things which will make our force stronger.”
It is likely that the state will soon have dedicated cyber police stations especially in the Mewat region including Bharatpur and Alwar along with new police stations in the districts close to other state borders.
“Increasing cybercrime across the state has been a challenge for us, especially in the Mewat region covering Bharatpur and Alwar. We are hoping to get new cybercrime police stations in some or may be in every district across the state. Hence dedicated police stations are utterly necessary,” said a senior police officer on the condition of anonymity.
According to the sources, the state government is also aiming to curb narcotics smuggling in the state. In the year 2021, the crime branch of the state police, had conducted various raids across the state and seized big hauls of narcotics. “Curbing narcotics smuggling is another challenge for us. So, in our previous meetings we had laid our emphasis on having a dedicated police force to curb narcotics smuggling or dedicated police stations for this crime. We are hopeful to have either the dedicated force to curb narcotics smuggling or dedicated police stations,” an officer of the crime branch said.
Similarly the senior officers are expecting to get a few more police stations across the state especially in the districts, which are close to the borders of other states. “We are expecting announcement of new police stations in districts like Jhunjhunuwhich is close to Haryana, Bharatpur, which shares its border with Uttar Pradesh, Jhalawarwhich is close to Madhya Pradesh and Alwar, which is close to Haryana,” the officer added.
When contacted, ML Lathar, Director General of Police, Rajasthan, said, “Of course curbing cybercrime, smuggling narcotics are our priority. We have requested many things but before the budget I can’t say much on it. We are hopeful to get things which will make our force stronger.”
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