Rural police get 15 patrol motorcycles to fight crime

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 27

In order to strengthen the police control room (PCR) teams, the rural police handed over 15 new bikes to the wing. This took the total number of PCR teams to 26 in the rural belt.

Amritsar (rural) SSP Dhruv Dahiya in a statement issued here on Thursday said these bikes would cover Majitha, Jandiala , Ajnala, Jaintipur and Rayya areas. He said four bikes would be operating in Majitha, six in Jandiala, three in Ajnala, while Jaintipur and Rayya would have one bike each.

He said the PCR teams along with nine highway patrolling teams would cover the entire rural belt, including national and state highways, and help in curbing the snatching and robbery instances which have seen a rise in the past.

He informed that the decision of strengthening the PCR wing was taken following reviewing the security during a meeting. He said these PCR wings would now cover the entire sensitive points in the rural areas.

In the meanwhile, SSP informed that in the drive against bootlegging launched after hooch tragedy, the police on Wednesday confiscated 105 litres of illicit liquor besides 860 kg of ‘lahan’ and have arrested six persons. The police also seized 7500 ml of illicit liquor, 150-kg ‘lahan’ and nabbed two persons during cordon and search operation.