Curbing crime — city’s first woman SSP has task cut out

Amit Sharma

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 22

“Curbing crime against all vulnerable sections of society will be my priority,” said the first woman SSP of Chandigarh, Nilambari Vijay Jagadale, a 2008-batch IPS officer, who joined the UT police today on deputation for three years.

Jagadale, who joined amid the recent cases of crime against women, said her focus would not just be on curbing crime against women but on tackling crime against all vulnerable sections, including children and senior citizens.

Jagadale said she would seek a report regarding the ongoing investigation into all recent cases of crime against women. Questioned over her plans to check petty crime, including snatchings, in the city, the SSP said a strategy would be made after studying the snatching incidents, particularly the time and areas from where these are reported. “The area will be mapped and a plan made accordingly,” she said. Nilambari, who has served as the SSP in three districts of Punjab -- Fazilka, Pathankot and Ropar, said ensuring transparency and good governance would be among her priorities.

The new SSP said she was looking forward to cooperation and suggestions from city residents, which would go a long way in improving policing. “I will revisit the schemes related to community policing, which were introduced by my predecessors,” she said.

She also plans to start police-public interaction to bridge the gap and redress grievances of city residents.

The SSP held a meeting with all area DSPs and SHOs today and briefed them about fair policing.

The SSP said they would ensure that people did not face any problem in getting complaints lodged.