Ahmedabad, Apr 26: Alarmed by the rise in thefts from Automated Teller Machines, city police is considering setting up ATMs in police stations to avoid such crimes, a senior police official said.
“Setting up ATM kiosks inside the police stations or nearby is being considered as part of Suraksha Setu and Police Mitra programmes to avoid theft and cash snatching incidents from ATMs,” Joint Commissioner of Police Ajay Tomar said.
The police department, according to a press statement issued by the city police headquarter, has been earmarked Rs 102 crore to implement Suraksha Setu and Police Mitra schemes.
Under this programme, Jan Raksha Kendras (JRKs) will be started, a senior police official said, adding they will function as a single window where all services related to police department will be available.
Women can also lodge complaints on the websites of Police Commissionerates, Joint Commissioner of Police (Administration) Meera Ramnivas said, adding that these complaints will be investigated in detail to ensure that no person is fixed wrongfully.
Police Control Room (PCR) vans will be provided to women employees in case she contacts police after 8 PM, Ramnivas told newspersons here.
Among other schemes, women involved in boot-legging will be provided money for rehabilitation, a police official said.
These apart, kiosks will be set up at public places like airports, railway stations and bus stations to help new citizens get information about whom to contact for any type of services or help in the city, a police official said today.
