Assam CM's stern message to police: 'There should be no cattle smuggling in state'

Assam Police should transform into one of most professional organizations of country, said Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday. Chief Minister was dressing first-ever conference of Officers in charge of various police stations of State in Guwahati. 

Assam CM sends a stern message over cattle smuggling

first of its kind conference was called on instructions of Chief Minister himself who is also home minister of State. Sending a loud and clear message to police officers present in meeting, Dr Sarma said that police should approach a zero-tolerance policy against crime and criminals. 

"Today someone told me, se days people are running away from police, shootings are taking place, is it becoming a pattern? I said this should be pattern. If some rapist wants to run away from police snatching arms, police will have to fire. Police should not fire on chest, but law has said that you can shoot at legs," Himanta Biswa Sarma said. 

Assam CM furr ded that police should not threaten any innocent public but should be firm with criminals. He instructed all officers to file chargesheet in crimes committed against women and murder cases. He said that such cases should be charge-sheeted as early as possible. 

" rape victim is my mor, she is my sister, my daughter, with such intent officers should take case and file chargesheet against criminals. If one or two persons gets exemplary punishment, crime will automatically come down in area," Himanta Biswa Sarma said. 

Speaking on cattle smuggling in State, Chief Minister said that cow is God. It is because of cattle that we could cultivate before tractors came. Crime against cattle through its smuggling should not at all take place in State. "In regards to cattle smuggling, issue should not go to chargesheet, that means it should not at all take place in State anywhere. Spare none," he ded.

Assam Chief Minister also appealed to police officials to be vigilant against such crimes all time. He highlighted plight of job aspirants and passport applicants awaiting police verification and said that se verifications should be done by police stations without delay and ensure that no job aspirants or passport applicants need to visit police station to get ir verification done. Inste, police officers should do it from ir end at earliest, Sarma ded.

“ OC is responsible for all complaints filed at police stations. relationship between OC and lower-ranked police must be good,” said Chief Minister Sarma. He also said that all OCs will be replaced every two years on basis of ir expertise. Corruption means compromise from OC’s end.

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