Rehab of former addict criminals cuts crime rate

Kolkata | Saturday | 1st December, 2018

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But the real achievement, cops feel, has been a slide in the crime rate. Since the project has been launched, around a hundred individuals, NGOs and corporates have enrolled themselves as sponsors. So far, 85 petty criminals have reformed themselves and have being declared free of drug abuse. We have begun training them in various vocational courses,” said an officer, who is a part of the project.Earlier, the Kolkata Police Facebook appeal for crowdfunding Project Shuddhi has received an overwhelming response. Across Kolkata, around 120 odd house thefts got reported a year ago..