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Whatever means are taken to conduct patrolling depends on the respective SHOs. Muzaffarnagar: In a unique initiative, station officers in Muzaffarnagar can be seen patrolling on bicycles instead of their quintessential jeeps or police vans. I have ordered in-charges of all police stations to conduct patrols on foot or bicyle.”Omveer Singh, superintendent of police (city) told TOI, “There is an order to conduct patrol for 45 to 60 minutes every day. Apart from police presence, the idea is to bridge the police-public gap through interpersonal conversations on the go, a senior official said.Bhardwaj told TOI, “There are two benefits of patrolling on a bicycle. The idea is to reach people who often do not go to police stations to make complaints.”The UP government had directed district police chiefs to increase patrolling and conduct surprise checks to stop crime..