IGP asks all police unit chiefs to beef up ongoing special drive against criminal acts

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam on Monday asked all the police unit chiefs to strengthen the ongoing special drive against various criminal acts that include terrorism, extortion, drugs, teen gangs, and traffic management.

“Intensify the ongoing special drive against criminal acts and traffic management. Combing operations are being conducted in crime zones to check the criminal acts,” he told the chiefs of all the police units in a special statement issued today, BSS reports. 

The police chief said legal action is underway against those who carried out attacks on students and people during the recent anti-discrimination student movement since the special drive started on October 18.

“Police has set up temporary check posts alongside the permanent ones. The police patrol and intelligence surveillance have been enhanced with increasing motorcycle and mobile patrols,” he said.
   
Of the check posts, as many as 150 permanent and mobile check posts, 300 motorcycle teams and 250 patrol teams are now in operation in the Dhaka Metropolitan (DMP) areas. Besides, taking legal action against the criminals is being continued, said Mainul.

Legal actions that include filing cases and arresting the criminals who were involved in extortion, tender manipulation and various kinds of criminal acts under the guidance of political parties in the past are going on.
 
In the ongoing special drives that started from October 18, 200 dacoits, 16 listed criminals, 1140 attackers on the student-people movement, 1144 individuals relating to recovery of illegal drugs, and 55 persons for possession of illegal firearms, have so far been arrested till October 27.