DGP: Heinous crimes have dipped in state

Lucknow | Wednesday | 25th July, 2018

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My prime objective is not only to curb crime and improve law and order but also to make police force well-mannered and disciplined,” said Singh. However, rape incidents registered an increase in the period. UP Police has also been challenged by cyber crime cases like threats to ministers and MLAs on WhatsApp which still remain unsolved while lynchings in Hapur and Allahabad also hit the image of police.Police were also seen under attack on incidents like rape of a teenage girl in Kanpur in which police personnel were also assaulted. LUCKNOW: Law and order situation in the state has improved this year, says UP Police.There has been a decline in heinous crime cases like dacoity, burglary, murder and loot in the state from Jan 1 to July 15 this year compared to the same periods in 2016 and 2017, said UP director general of police ( DGP ) O P Singh while sharing the data of heinous crime in the state this year at the inauguration of training of the first batch of Special Police Operation Team (SPOT) at Anti-Terrorism Squad training centre.“We have been able to reduce heinous crimes like dacoity, loot, burglary and murder in comparison to previous years because of patrolling, and laying emphasis on basic policing,” the DGP said.“Our focus is to make police a pro-active force and not a reactive force..