Murders robberies expose chinks in night patrolling

Jaipur | Friday | 21st September, 2018

Summary:

A string of murders and robberies have exposed chinks in the night patrolling measures.On Wednesday night, even as the police were on a high alert following a shocking murder of a banker in Kardhani, several streets of the city remained deserted. Jaipur: Accelerator happy drivers, sporadic brawls and tipsy youths are common scenes one may witness on the city streets after dark. “A DSP level official is present to patrol a zone each night, an IPS level official oversees the entire patrolling operations each night,” he said.Several other officials of the police, however, said that lack of staff has created problems in patrolling. The police constables cannot be posted at every part of the city,” an official said. This is the same area where a man had recently run over four labourers sleeping on the pavements..