DGP Gaurav Yadav flags-off 14 PCR Vans, vows to make Ludhiana a safest city

On Wednesday, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav held a tête-à-tête session with the industrialists in Ludhiana for exchange of views and obtaining suggestions on public safety improvements which were the part of the ongoing  ground-zero tours to engage with various sections of the society to take firsthand feedback. The DGP promised industrialists that.

On Wednesday, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav held a tête-à-tête session with the industrialists in Ludhiana for exchange of views and obtaining suggestions on public safety improvements which were the part of the ongoing  ground-zero tours to engage with various sections of the society to take firsthand feedback.

The DGP promised industrialists that “Ludhiana being an Industrial Hub, we want to give best law and order to make it as the safest city in the state. You will see a lot of improvements in coming days.”

DGP Gaurav Yadav was in Ludhiana to flag-off 14 new vehicles added to the City PCR (Police Control Room) through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding and inaugurate the renovated Gazetted Officers’ (GO) Mess at Police Lines Ludhiana. “With addition of these new 14 vehicles, the total strength of the PCR fleet increased to 71,” he said.

DGP Gaurav Yadav, during an informal interaction with the industrialists, has taken firsthand feedback from them on city’s law and order situation.

He assured to resolve majority of their issues which included shortage of police force, inadequate CCTV cameras in the city, cyber frauds emerging as major threat, traffic congestions, night security, etc. The DGP was accompanied by Commissioner of Police (CP) Ludhiana Kuldeep Chahal and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Ludhiana Range Dhanpreet Kaur.

While directing the CP Ludhiana Kuldeep Chahal to make temporary arrangements to double the strength in the traffic wing to smoothen the traffic movement in the city he said, “I assure you (industrialists) that the Ludhiana Commissionerate Police will get its rightful share from the 10000 new vacancies announced by the Punjab Government in the Police department.”

The DGP also assured industrialists to enhance CCTV surveillance across the city, especially in Industrial Focal Point. On cyber frauds, he asked the industrialists to use the ‘Golden Hour’ to immediately report at ‘1930 Cyber Helpline’ number, which will help quickly freezing/lien marking funds moved out of victims’ accounts by cyber fraudsters.

Renowned industrialists SC Ralhan and Neeraj Satija appreciated the efforts of the DGP Punjab for leading from front in holding public meetings and conducting surprise checks at Police Stations and Nakas to know the ground zero situation. They also praised the Ludhiana Commissionerate Police for the visible improvement in law and order situation and easy accessibility of all the officers to common public. During the meeting, industrialists have offered fulsome support to the Police.