Visakhapatnam: AR Damodar, who formerly worked DCP-crime,Visakhapatnam, took charge as superintendent of police (SP)of Vizianagaram on Saturday. He has previously held the positions for assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Paderu, OSD anti-Naxal operations, Visakhapatnam and ASP East Godavari.Addressing the media, Damodar spoke about the need to reduce crime rates further and increase focus on crimes against women and improving law and order. “The district has shown a positive trend. There has been no Maoist activity in the last three years. Moreover, the number of registered cases has been coming down and so have the number of non-bailable warrants being issued.”The SP stated that he would continue the good work of his predecessor, G Pala Raju and help better the law and order scenario in the district.Regarding elections, Damodar stated, measures will be taken to ensure that they are conducted in a free and fair manner. Urging the public to keep the police informed of any untoward incident, the SP said, “People should do their bit to help the police ensure that the elections are totally incident free.

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