Pimpri-Chinchwad to get cyber police station: Maha home minister

Pune | Friday | 10th September, 2021

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Pune, Sep 9 (PTI) A dedicated cyber police station would be set up for the Pimpri-Chinchwad area, Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse-Patil said on Thursday.Replying to a question about the rise in cases of cyber frauds, Walse-Patil said dedicated police stations would be set up across the state to tackle such crimes, including in Pimpri-Chinchwad, the industrial township near Pune.

The minister was speaking at an interaction organised by the Pune Union of Working Journalists.

He also said that at present a person who joins the police force as a constable can rise, at the most, to the rank of Assistant Sub Inspector.

This policy would be modified and a constable-rank person would be able to rise to Police Sub-Inspector"s level before retirement, he said.

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