Centralised data to be created at Fingerprint Bureau, Phillaur, established at Rambagh stationNow, cops to record fingerprints of criminals
PK Jaiswar
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, March 25
To take fingerprints of all suspects arrested by the police, the city police have procured and distributed fingerprint kits to all police stations here.
This is the first of its kind step that has been taken to keep a track of criminal elements involved in different crimes. A centralised data of the fingerprints of all criminals would be created, which would help in solving crimes.
“This would help the police in identifying the suspects behind crimes occurring in the city,” said Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (investigations).
The department trained a cop in each police station during three-day training programme at the Police Lines for taking fingerprints of criminal elements. Rashpal Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police (forensic and technical support) along with SI Sukhbaz Singh, in-charge, forensic and fingerprint branch, imparted training to the cops.
A headquarter has been created at Rambagh police station in this regard. Every fingerprint would be sent there for further recording and creating data. These would be further sent to Phillaur for making centralised data.
The police distributed kits at 24 police stations including two women police stations and CIA staff here.
Harminder Singh Sandhu, Assistant Commissioner of Police (investigations) said fingerprints would be taken even of those criminals, who would be released on bail.
“Once a centralised data from all over Punjab is created at the Fingerprint Bureau, Phillaur, it will also help in establishing in how many criminal incidents he was involved in the past,” said Sandhu.
