‘System aimed at building people’s confidence in police’

Focus on smart and safe policing, keeping women’s safety in mind: Pandey

Focus on smart and safe policing, keeping women’s safety in mind: Pandey

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Lucknow A day before taking charge as the first commissioner of police (CP) of Lucknow, additional director-general of Police (ADGP) Sujeet Pandey on Tuesday listed people-friendly policing, grievance redressal system, better law & order in Lucknow and cyber crime prevention as his top priorities.

The 1994 batch IPS official emphasized that the police commissioner system would be focused on ‘smart and safe’ policing in Lucknow metropolitan area, especially keeping women’s safety in mind.

“It is aimed at building people’s confidence and trust in the police force,” said Pandey.

“Not just SHOs, deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners will also handle issues,” he added.

“We have to make a fresh start to improve police’s image and public approach towards the new system in place in the state,” reiterated Pandey, 52, who takes charge as Lucknow’s CP on Wednesday morning.

He was earlier posted as IG (Lucknow zone) before being promoted as ADG in January, 2019.

“Police commissioner system is new in the state, so it is a major challenge for police officers to enhance delivery while taking on new responsibilities that have been given to us,” emphasised Pandey and added, “We have to exercise our magisterial powers effectively that may help in better policing and improved law and order in the city.”

Traffic management will also be a major exercise in the city. “We have to work on traffic bottlenecks, develop better traffic sense in people and make them learn to follow traffic norms,” he stated.