Summary:
In October too, a couple of incidents of highway robberies were reported on the stretch. “We requisite civilian vehicles too and ensure that at least 10 vehicles are patrolling the stretch in the night,” Joysar said. Vadodara: Many would be wary of travelling on the Ahmedabad-Indore national highway through the interior areas of Dahod late in the night unless they were being led or followed by other vehicles. Both the policemen at the posts are armed.While the presence of police has acted as a deterrent against robberies, their mandate also includes helping commuters in any other situation. But that could soon become a thing of past with the Dahod police ensuring its strong presence along the highway through Police Sahayta Kendras (PSK) every few kilometres.The 60km stretch between Bathwada towards Godhra and Khangla on the Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh border had become notorious for highway robberies..